look, i'm hardly saying that the columbus city schools is an expert on freaking anything, but i was in one of their classrooms last week and i read that "presidents day" (that's how they wrote it) is really only meant to honor george washington - but that most people think it is also intended to honor abraham lincoln and more recently, a lot of people think "presidents day" is set aside to honor all presidents.......or at least the ones you like(d).
when i read this, i was surprised. "presidents day" is only supposed to be in honor of george washington? since when? since when did abe get the axe? (maybe george chopped abe down after he chopped the cherry tree down?)
i have always thought that "presidents' day" (take note of the apostrophe, please) is a celebration of george washington and abraham lincoln, and i believe anybody with half a brain has always thought the same thing.
now, i realize that in recent years (and by recent years i mean bill clinton), it has become sort of "fashionable," if that's the right word (and it's not - the right "word" is PC)) to honor any dang president you want. it's the presidential equivalent of even if you didn't finish the race, you get a ribbon.
but to go so far as to say that "presidents day" is only supposed to be for george washington? and not honest abe? well, honestly! that's positively sacrilegious!
not to mention the obvious: if "presidents day" is only in honor of one president, i.e. george washington, then why do the columbus city schools call it "presidents day?" why don't they call it "president's day?"
all of this notwithstanding, the bottom line is, clearly, nobody associated with the columbus city schools should be taking tomorrow off. there's obviously a whole lot of presidents/presidents'/ president's learning yet to be done.
and no. not bill clinton.
