Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is famous/infamous for her annual holiday Christmas cards. Taken to task for being everything from ‘too sexually suggestive’ (Pet the Cat) to ‘irresponsible’ (she’s riding a motorcycle without a helmet!) this year’s edition simply pays tribute to her longtime ‘hallmark’ partner in crime; Gretzky. The Congresswoman’s cat died this year and with that his photo tops the front cover of the card and accompanies the solemn message “Holiday Memories Last Forever.”
The rest of the card is peppered with re-sized reissues of Sanchez’s “greatest hits” of Congressional Christmas cards over the years. Even with that and the tribute, this year’s edition is not without its hint of controversy! Holiday memories do indeed last forever, unless, of course, you’re the Congresswoman’s ex-husband Steven Brixley! Apparently, if that’s the case, you are airbrushed from such yuletide recollections! Check out the 2002 version below and the smaller sized photo that appears on the 2010 version at the very top upper right hand corner!
Ouch! Oh well. The Congresswoman has moved on and is engaged to a new vato. There will always be the memory of Gretzky the cat…
I can’t help but like her! She is a hoot!
I’ve received Loretta’s cards every year and, quite honestly, I look forward to them. For me, they represent our Congressperson perfectly: entirely without substance or meaning.
Keep up the great work, Loretta…
Kinda crazy that after all these years, this is probably what she is best known for!
After beating B-1 Dornan of course…
I always look forward to her xmas cards they’re funny and cute. This years card made me pretty sad though, RIP Gretzky 🙁