While I was out running errands today I heard a discussion on NPR about whether we should have President's Day or celebrate the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln separately.
What I thought was interesting was that everyone I heard comment on this pretty much agreed that both Washington and Lincoln were superior presidents. Some went on to point out that not all presidents were that good.
Maybe it's just a conditioned reflex I have from listening to too much public radio but I got the feeling that at least some of the commenters were talking about our current president when they were talking about some of them not deserving a day of honor.
I wonder how many of those commenters realize that many people detested Lincoln during his presidency. I'm not saying that Bush is on par with Lincoln but I do think that it is possible he will be appreciated more in the future than he is now.
Posted by marybeth at February 18, 2008 06:12 PM Politics