As the Shrine's resident curmudgeon, I'd like to point out that the holiday coming up next Monday is still, at least officially, Washington's Birthday, rather than the blander, imprecise "Presidents' Day," which makes him, a titanic, iconic figure in both history and the imagination, no better or worse than the rather checkered series of men who have governed our nation. As far as I'm concerned,
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