Just because the once, they mashed Washington and Lincoln's birthdays together and decided in a moment of jam-sticky effusive togetherness worthy of any third-grader that the resulting train wreck celebrated all the U. S. Presidents, just 'cos they did it that one time, 'twas determined it would ever after be thus; which is why yesterday was Precedents Day.
A local furniture retailer has decided to push matters one more step. Their TV ads for the seasonal sale have featured a solid red background, with a dark-blue ribbon bearing a single row of stars winding up one side: Confederate bunting. --With all due respect to those readers who will aver "the game's not over at halftime," I am at pains to point out that Mr. Jefferson Davis, while he was indeed President of an American county, was never President of this one.
My favorite president is President Franklin.
ReplyDeleteIsn't Presidents Day when Obama steps out of the White House and if he sees his shadow, we have 2 more years of high unemployment?
ReplyDeleteI dunno, given the mess he inherited President Agnew could have been alot worse.
ReplyDeleteJust for the sake of hallowed diversity, couldn't we include good ol' Jeff Davis?
ReplyDeleteWe could -- and perhaps it would be fair -- but I'm not altogether sure we should look to the retail-furniture industry for inspiration. Perhaps that's just me.
ReplyDeleteOh, and North? That's why he's on the five-dollar bill.
ReplyDeleteI hate to be the one to tell you this, but it is because he invented lightning.
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