The last turkey sandwiches have been choked down, and Christmas is all around. Snow on the ground, holiday music in the air, mistletoe-flavored coffee at Starbucks … and neighbors at each other’s throats. Break out the eggnogg!

Woman faces fines for wreath peace sign

Some neighbors in Colorado are up in arms over one resident’s peace decorations … to the tune of imposing $25 bucks a day in fines. There’s no next-door Martha Stewart sniffing about mismatched decor, it’s complaints of possible anti-war and even … satanic connotations. While it’s probably just the latest from that crotchety neighbor who yells at you for stepping on his lawn, it’s a nod to what a charged subject the war has been since the Dems grabbed a hold of Congress. And though the wreath’s owner Lisa Jensen says she wasn’t necessarily thinking about Iraq, it’s still a tribute to the inflammatory power of a peace sign.

Peace activist and former state senator Tom Hayden busted out this article today, about how the anti-war movement has managed to slowly but surely turn the tide of public opinion against the war in Iraq.

Tags: iraq, propaganda, war on terror