The Stupidest Holiday of the Year

Happy Presidents’ Day

Brian Tubbs
3 min readFeb 19, 2024

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It is beyond dispute or question that the third Monday in February has become the silliest, most vacuous holiday of the year.

Yeah, it’s a day off work — at least for those whose employers respect federal (and state) holidays. So, it makes for a relaxing 3-day weekend or the opportunity for a quick weekend getaway. But…

The holiday itself?

Stupid.

Pointless.

Ridiculous.

Those who follow my writing know I harp on this every year at this time. And I’ll continue to do so until our nation — I’m writing as an American — wakes the heck up!

Presidents’ Day is a stupid holiday and should be retired from our vocabulary. Permanently.

But I like having a day off and “Presidents’ Day” rolls off the tongue.

Okay…okay….

If you like the sound of “Presidents’ Day,” then move it to January 20. That’s Inauguration Day — at least every four years. It’s when we inaugurate our President, so that seems like a logical day to call it “Presidents’ Day.” And we can say that when Presidents’ Day falls on Inauguration Day, it’s a holiday.

Okay? Happy?

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