Sunday is Washington’s Birthday (22 February). As I mentioned on Lincoln’s Birthday, the US Government has elected to conflate these two days (into President’s Day, which was last Monday) to minimize the holidays (days off with pay) for American labor. And, while both Washington and Lincoln were responsible for securing the formation of a more perfect union, Washington was the first of our presidents. And, he was elected unanimously. (Lincoln had three other opponents and only got 40% of the vote, all he needed to win. We’ve had a few other minority presidents since then.)
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