War on Christmas, War on Coal — but no war on Christmas coal.
The White House Historical Association announced the 2014 version of its annual Christmas ornament Tuesday, featuring a locomotive in honor of President Warren G. Harding. Humorously, the design leaves a few lumps of the fossil fuel in the administration’s tender.
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“As a young boy, Harding dreamed of being a locomotive engineer — a wish that was to come true for 51 minutes when as president, he took over the controls on the Alaskan railroad during the ‘Voyage of Understanding,’ his famous transcontinental speaking and sightseeing tour,” the product description reads.
The Presidential Special, the train that provided Harding transportation at the outset of his travels, was the inspiration for the ornament.
“The locomotive is a detailed miniature replica of one of several steam-powered locomotives that pulled the Presidential Special; it is attached to the coal car that held its fuel.
The release of the ornament’s design Tuesday comes just a week after the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a harsh rule against the industry, the latest move in the “war on coal.”
This year’s White House Christmas ornament can be yours for only $18.95, a bit less than the $50 billion+ that the Chamber of Commerce estimated the coal rule could cost annually.
(h/t The Washington Times)
