White House Christmas tree selected

The 2-year old Obama/anti-Christmas/Holiday Tree email is circulating again.

The official White House Christmas tree has been selected and it's coming from Northeast Wisconsin. White House staff visited a tree farm owned by Tom and Sue Schroeder in Neshkoro Monday morning. The couple owns Schroeder's Forevergreens. ✧ White House Grounds Superintendent Dale Haney, responsible for selecting the Christmas tree(s) for the White House, referred to the tree as, "...the focal point for Christmas for the White House." Read more at Urban Legends/KXAN.com...

And, after public outcry, the good news is that the Obama Administration decided to delay its Christmas tree tax while the Department of Agriculture reconsiders its order. But what's troubling is that, had this story not come to light, and had Americans not spoken out, yet another tax -- another mandate from the federal government -- would have been imposed on industry and the American people without their knowledge.