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So, just what sort of speeches to the eternal glory of Gen. Washington do you expect to hear Mr. Bush make on Washington's Birthday?

Oh. Sorry. We don't celebrate his birthday anymore. After all, he owned slaves and his buddy Jefferson liked to diddle them. Allegedly. Guess we'll have to wait for Louis Farrakan to do the honors.

What? When have you heard Bush or any notable Republican say any such thing? How about reviewing Bush's inaugural address which quoted Jefferson extensively?

I understand the rhetorical points that you're trying to score, but outright dishonesty just eliminates any gains that you might make.

Minor correction. Bush didn't quote Jefferson in the speech, but another founder's letter to Jefferson:

"After the Declaration of Independence was signed, Virginia statesman John Page wrote to Thomas Jefferson: 'We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?'

Much time has passed since Jefferson arrived for his inauguration. The years and changes accumulate. But the themes of this day he would know: our nation's grand story of courage and its simple dream of dignity.

We are not this story's author, who fills time and eternity with His purpose. Yet His purpose is achieved in our duty, and our duty is fulfilled in service to one another."

Close enough that my point still stands: Bush and almost all Republicans continue to pay deserved homage to our nations founders.