Remembering our Presidents

I bet you didn't know Monday was President's Day. No one celebrated it, except for a few federal offices and the post office. Used to be that we would have two days in February to celebrate. One day to celebrate Lincoln's birthday on February 12th, and the other day to celebrate Washington's birthday. Then some politician decided that we didn't need those two days. No one cared about the man who proclaimed emancipation for the slaves....Abraham Lincoln. No one cared about the man who became the Father of our Country. Instead it's now just another day....even the garbage collectors pick up trash....shame...! You honor a man whose legacy has been blown way out of proportion....more than you honor the men that fought for those freedoms.

Maybe I'm too old school for this travesty of justice....maybe I'm not PC enough. It sickens me that we create huge monuments for one man....He is not a god. The way we celebrate his legacy and forget the ones that gone before also sickens me. I fear for my country when we take away the honor that is due to men like Washington and Lincoln and give it to a man who represents only one segment of the population. Yes, the man in question did bring to the forefront the rancor and malice that some had against this segment. That's a good thing, but I'm sure he's probably rolling in his grace for all the fuss that is being made in his name.

I know you have heard the recordings of his speeches. I can't be certain of his whole heart, but am certain that he would have felt very uncomfortable with the focus being on him. Plenty of others before and since he left this world have left their mark. It's a shame when no one recognizes the huge marks both Lincoln and Washington have left on this country.