Shouldn't we call it George Washington's Birthday again?

Dallas Blog | Tom Pauken:

“In the 'politically correct' world of modern America, we no longer celebrate the birthday of the Father of our country, George Washington, on February 22nd each year. Instead we celebrate some amorphous holiday known as 'President's Day.' ”

Ed Cognoski responds:

The federal holiday observed on the third Monday in February is officially known as "Washington's Birthday". The date was set in 1968, well before the establishment in 1983 of a national holiday honoring Martin Luther King, which some people who see liberal conspiracies everywhere believe was behind the supposed name change.

There was never a federal holiday observing Lincoln's birthday. Individual states vary in their observances. Texas observes "Presidents' Day" the same day as the federal observance of "Washington's Birthday". Private citizens and businesses may, of course, call a holiday anything they want. I doubt "political correctness" has anything to do with some people calling a holiday that falls in between Lincoln's and Washington's birthday "Presidents' Day". Maybe respect for two great men has more to do with it.

If you want to tilt at windmills, how about taking on the decision by the state of Texas to combine two state holidays honoring Jefferson Davis' birthday and Robert E Lee's birthday into a single holiday called "Confederate Heroes Day"? Now that's wrong on so many levels it's hard to know where to start. ;-)