It’s President’s Day, that day where federal employees don’t work (as if they do that any other day) and we celebrate past chief executives, even Obama.
From the earliest our President’s have been the face of our nation, from the founding with Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison, the second generation where Jackson ushered in the era of the west and the turbulent period of the Civil War under Lincoln. Our president’s have presided over good times such as the Gilded Age and the Coolidge Presidency, bad times (Obama did that and made nothing better), World Wars such as Presidents Wilson and Roosevelt and Truman, others have begun ambitious initiatives such as Kennedy and his plan to put a man on the moon which only occured after his death. President Ford presided over a nation recovering from the wounds of Vietnam and Watergate. President Reagan restored America’s pride and won the Cold War, George W. Bush stood at New York’s ground zero and reassured a shocked and angry nation after the 9/11 terror attacks, (Obama did nothing). Generals like Washington, Grant and Eisenhower became president following wars providing strong leadership while Anerica caught it’s breath. (Obama did nothing).
President’s have come from all walks of life. Some were wealthy planters. Some generals, as I mentioned only a moment before, many have been lawyers (too many for my taste) an actor, a billionaire businessman like our current president and before him a community organizer who did nothing for eight years.
We have a great country ladies and gentlemen. Being president is the world’s hardest job and despite what some would say, not one many of us want to do. So let’s make America great and keep America great and we can start by cutting each other some slack and knowing our history, one way you can do that is by appreciating the men who have held the job, the great ones, the good ones and even the mediocre or bad ones and Obama if your standards are low.
God Bless America! 🇺🇸
See you tomorrow.
A Fifth of Brian 