Just how clueless is George W. Bush? The New York Post is reporting that President and Mrs. Bush sent gracious invitations to Jewish community leaders for a Hanukkah reception at the White House later this month... with a picture of a Christmas tree on the front. Lukas I. Alpert wrote:

The message reads that the couple "requests the pleasure of your company at a Hanukkah reception," written beneath an image of a Clydesdale horse hauling a Christmas fir along the snow-dappled drive to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.  And, no, it is not a Hanukkah bush. A close look at the wagon reveals the message "White House Christmas Tree 2008." In the background, the White House windows are festooned with Christmas wreaths.

 First Lady Laura Bush's spokeswoman Sally McDonough said the White House usually prints separate cards for Christmas and Hanukkah receptions but there was an oversight this year during the waning days of the presidency. "Mrs. Bush is apologetic," she said. "It is just something that slipped through the cracks." In other words, the Bushes, and apparently their protocol staff, are suffering from a serious case of senioritis and just don't give a crap anymore.