So Let's Think About It.........Yesterday, January 21st was Dr. Martin Luther King Day and it was obviously overshadowed by the Presidential Inauguration Celebrations. This is no surprise. For many years the US has discounted the celebration of the holiday of Martin Luther King Day. This day has shared holidays such as Civil Rights Day, Human Rights Day and even shared the birthday of confederate army generals Jackson and Lee in the past. Legislation for a MLK holiday was introduced 4 days after his assassination in 1968 however it took until the year 2000 to actually have all states celebrate this holiday solely on it's own day and by it's rightful name. Today, being a federal holiday, the government run offices are closed however many establishments, businesses and schools do not care enough about the holiday to close in commemoration.

I suppose by having Martin Luther King Day and the Presidential Inauguration Celebration on the same day, some must think Dr. King and President Obama have a lot in common.