Presidents' Day

This is the dumbest holiday ever.  We once celebrated Lincoln’s birthday (understandable and warranted) and Washington’s birthday (not quite on the same level, but still a great man).  As luck would have it, both men were born in February, and their birthdays often fell on a weekday. 

In the land of the three-day weekend, that can’t be allowed, so the date was moved to the third Monday.  (Washington’s real birthdate is Feb. 22.)  That wouldn’t be too bad, but instead of celebrating Washington and Lincoln, we now are supposed to honor all Presidents, such as Jackson of the Trail of Tears; William Henry Harrison, who took sick on inauguration day and died a few weeks later; the first Johnson, who should have been impeached; the nonentity Warren Harding; Nixon the Crook; Reagan, who wrecked the economy; and Bush Junior, who wasn’t even legally elected.  

C’mon.  This is ridiculous.  Let’s change it back.

And while we are at it, let’s celebrate Martin Luther King day on election day.  It would increase turnout, and it would honor King in a way he would appreciate.