President’s Day should take on special meaning this year. Looking at the Democratic and Republican choices most appear to pale in comparison to the early presidents. American Thinker reflects on the greatness of a few of the Founding Fathers who became America’s first presidents, putting country ahead of their own agenda. This holiday is now popularly seen as a day to recognize the lives and achievements of all of America’s chief executives. But it was first established, in 1885, after President George Washington’s death in 1799. His February 22nd birthday became a perennial day of remembrance. George Washington is still number one in many people’s minds considering the undiminished and unmatched greatness he displayed. For today’s presidential candidates there can be no higher standard than America’s first, since he shaped the executive office into what it is today. He believed and supported the idea of a “citizen...(Read Full Article)