Presidents' Day musings

Let me begin with Presidents’ Day. It’s a nice long weekend. But it says nothing about the greatness of certain American presidents. Whatever happened to Washington’s birthday? Or Lincoln’s birthday? Of course, I could go for Reagan’s birthday. And I’ll bet my pal Amity Shlaes would pull for Coolidge’s Birthday.

Whatever your favorite president’s birthday might be, you must admit that not all presidents were made the same. I still believe Founding Father George Washington was our greatest president, with Lincoln a close second. But Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan, James Garfield and Jimmy Carter aren’t in the running.