Presidents Day is a stupid holiday. We used to have two presidential holidays. One for Washington, who showed noteworthy restraint in setting the precedents that his successors ought to live up to — and that’s on top of successfully commanding the armies that won the Revolutionary War. The other was for Lincoln, who saved the Union from rupture and was murdered for his efforts.
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Washington (1789-1797): First president. Revolutionary War hero. ‘Nuff said.
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Adams, J. (1797-1801): Kept us out of Europe’s wars except for an undeclared naval war with France. Expanded army and navy, good. Signed Alien and Sedition Acts into law, bad. One of our most thoughtful Founding Fathers. Worth remembering.
Jefferson (1801-1809): Bought Louisiana, nurtured American industry, kicked Barbary a**. Our most
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