Originally posted by ronnierocketAGO:
Remember when Lincoln's and Washington's birthday themselves were considered national holidays decades back?
Yes, I do. And they were PRESIDENT's...Washington the first and a founding father of our nation. Lincoln succeeded in preserving the union despite overwhelming opposition...otherwise we would be not one United States today, but two and perhaps even more separate, individual, rogue countries.
Alas, now both their birthday's are lumped into one single 'President's Day'...
As great as Dr. King's legacy is...I think Cheney and others were absolutely right to vote against his birthday becoming a national holiday. Listening to the hateful, nasty, pandering speeches given yesterday by among others Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, and the Mayor of New Orleans, it is easy to forget that King's message was one of equality and togetherness, not the divisiveness that is spread by those who pretend to honor him.
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