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A couple of days ago we noted ("Inappropriate") the saga of a Seattle-based artist, one Deborah Lawrence, who participated in a project to decorate the White House Christmas tree by submitting an ornament emblazoned with impeachment sentiments. The White House has refused to hang it. What a grumpy house.

Notes Salon:

In past years, White House ornaments have tended to be cloying balls of patriotism. For instance, 2007's secret theme was an homage to the national park system. But the White House Christmas tree does have a history of controversy. In 1972, the Nixon administration was lambasted for topping its tree with the atomic symbol of peace instead of the traditional star. And in 1995, the Clinton administration refused to censor an ornament depicting Newt Gingrich's stocking filled with lumps of coal.

The White House may have dumped Lawrence's ornament like a lump of coal. But censoring it only spread its anti-Bush cheer. "My original intention was to make a statement," Lawrence says. "I felt like I needed to register my feelings about this administration. And I got a really great chance to do it."

Now you can register your feelings too with our official - OK, unofficial - YAME cutout version.

(Noted by our Midwest bureau.)