Apparently, Presidents' Day is not really much of a holiday. Not like Christmas, not like New Year's Day, not like Independence Day, not even like Labor Day. So for all of you who believe the Executive Branch is sacred, take heed - much of commercial America doesn't feel like celebrating the boss. Even "bankers hours" don't automatically include the day.
U.S. Bank announces branches open on Presidents Day
Financial institutions that remain open will be Winchester Federal, Central and Traditional banks.
Southside Bank announced that its branches located in retail outlets and grocery stores will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.
Those that will be open include Bank One, Dart, First National of America, Independent, Mason State, Republic and Summit Community.
I can't blame the banks, although this seems to be a big FU to the appreciation of the executive branch. I enjoyed the holiday when it was Lincoln's Birthday and Washington's Birthday, great men, integral to our history, worth celebrating. But lumping in some of the other dud Presidents into this holiday severely diminishes my appreciation of the day, and I'm not just talking about Bush II. Was Buchanan a good person to run our country? Just how important was Chester Arthur to you? And let's not even start on William Henry Harrison...
Think of it this way: imagine all the Christian faiths decided to rename Christmas as Christian Leader Day. All of a sudden, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell and the Pope and everyone else who is a leader of a Christian group is to be celebrated within the holiday. Would that make the holiday better, or worse, for you?
Yep, me too. Heck, bankers might even lose another holiday.