December 9, 2005

A Special Hanukkah Party

By Richard Baehr
A few weeks back, I was pleasantly surprised (shocked would be more accurate) to have received an invitation to the annual White House Hanukkah Party, held this past Tuesday evening.  Scott Johnson of Powerline  has written a very good description of the event, and what transpired. There is no need to repeat that story.  Clearly, the White House is aware of the increasing role of the blogosphere. Karl Rove'e eyes perked up when I mentioned The American Thinker. But there were some things about the event, beyond a picture with the President and the First Lady and seeing who else was there, which really made this very special. Striking by their presence everywhere in the White House were smartly dressed Marines. This was not a security detail in the traditional sense (of course every guest had passed through a security line to enter), but an honor guard.  I spoke to several of the Marines. Serving in this detail was a special honor. It was a detail that the Marines...(Read Full Article)