Presidents Day open thread
How many of you fellow-Americans are old enough to remember when we had both Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays off? I sure do. February was a wondrous month of two back-to-back three-day weekends. But, that didn't serve corporate profits, so one holiday it is. And no, speaking for myself, it's still a conjoining of Lincoln and Washington. It's certainly not to honor the likes of Warren G. Harding or Martin van Buren. I light no candles for James Polk, and look side-eye at Andrew Jackson. Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and now Donald Trump should have no hint of commemoration from this holiday. The idea that this holiday is to honor all the men—heh—who have served as President of the United States is an affront to our democratic traditions. It is not akin to the King's official birthday in various monarchies. It is solely to remember the two men whose singular actions set the course for this Republic. That being said, this holiday let us remember the past tw...
