From Michael Graham in Boston:

Yesterday my callers and I were largely in agreement that Rev. Huckabee’s “birth of Christ” ad touched the gag-reflex on religion. If it had been his only “Jesus is my Campaign Manager” spot, the reaction wouldn’t have been the same. But Huck is just pushing too hard. That was our take BEFORE the “floating cross” controversy and Huckabee’s brilliant “Paul is Dead” comeback. The “he put in the cross on purpose!” nonsense puts Huckabee’s enemies in the war on Christmas camp. The kind of people dumb enough to be offended by a bookshelf are the kind of people who–in a local New England story–stopped 7th graders from seeing a stage version of “Miracle on 34th Street” because the “content is too objectionable,” according to public school officials. Huckabee’s enemies have helped him out again.