I know you've been waiting, so here's President Bush's Kwanzaa Message for 2006...

"I send greetings to those observing Kwanzaa.

During the seven days of Kwanzaa leading up to the New Year, friends and family come together in a spirit of love and joy to honor their rich African heritage, reflect on the Seven Principles and give thanks for the blessings of freedom and opportunity. Forty years after the first Kwanzaa, this hopeful occasion remains an opportunity to build the bonds of family, community and culture and move ever closer to the founding promise of liberty and justice for all. Our nation is a better place because of the contributions African-Americans have made to our strength and character over the generations. As you gather to celebrate your ancestry this Kwanzaa, I encourage you to take pride in your many achievements and look to the future with confidence in your abilities and faith in a brighter tomorrow. Laura and I send our best wishes for a joyous Kwanzaa and a blessed New Year." Link, here.

How nice. What's Kwanzaa? Ann Coulter seems to think...

"It is a fact that Kwanzaa was in vented in 1966 by a black radical FBI pawn, Ron Karenga. Karenga was a founder of United Slaves, a violent nationalist rival to the Black Panthers and a dupe of the FBI."

<snip>

"Kwanzaa itself is a lunatic blend of schmaltzy '60s rhetoric, black racism and Marxism. Indeed, the seven "principles" of Kwanzaa praise collectivism in ever possible arena of life.

<snip>

"When Karenga was asked to distinguish Kawaida, the philosophy underlying Kwanzaa, from 'classical Marxism,' he essentially explained that under Kawaida, we also hate whites."

Finally, a holiday with guts. Happy Kwanzaa (and up yours, Whitey)! And thank you too, Mr. President, for playing ALL the angles.

For much more about Kwanzaa and the seven principles: Kwanzaa: Holiday from the FBI