Alright, before you accuse me of being anti-American, anti-history, or just a clickbait artist, I want to explain something.
I love America. I love American history. I love everything that our Founding Fathers fought for. And that's why I don't like Presidents' Day.
Until three decades ago, "Presidents' Day" as we know it now didn't exist. Instead, during the month of February, we had TWO holidays that most Americans observed.
On February 12th, we would celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday and then ten days later on the 22nd we would celebrate George Washington's birthday.
These were two days to celebrate two men who represented, for many, the best of America.
So, when we're talking about Presidents' Day, we're really supposed to be celebrating 2 of 45 different presidents (in reality, it's just another excuse under the 1971 Uniform Monday Holiday Act to give federal employees more time off on taxpayers' dime).
But whenever the day comes around, you see news articles, stories, historians lists, all coming out and talking about the best and worst commanders-in-chief and it's always, and I mean always, an excuse for libs to trash recent Republican presidents. Then they'll prop up their favorite presidents like FDR, Woodrow Wilson, LBJ, John F. Kennedy, and Obama.
They've taken a day that used to be used to honor the country's first and greatest President, George Washington, and made it a day off for public employees and a day to push modern political agendas.
There's no reflection on our past. There's no respect for the man who was the most important figure in our nation's history. It's just a generic, blah federal holiday that people use to prop up people who were often bad for the country.
So, do I care about Presidents' Day?
No. While there are many good presidents and a few great presidents, they aren't all worth celebrating. Some are downright worth mourning over (see the list of the libs favorites for starters).
Should we instead honor George Washington every year? Yes.
There is no America without George Washington. He is a president worth celebrating.
