In Your Opinion, Does Martin Luther King Jr. Deserve a National Holiday

[Ali G. 37]

By the by who in their right mind is going to seriously argue against having another paid public holiday. Its not as though we get that many of them to begin with.

This is one of these rare occasions we agree.

[ValerieA 350]

Indeed.

By the by who in their right mind is going to seriously argue against having another paid public holiday. Its not as though we get that many of them to begin with.

Anyone who owns their own business, and has to pay wages for no productivity, especially if they are already struggling to keep their business afloat.

This is one of these rare occasions we agree.

I think I just saw a pig fly by...

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

This should be moved to the polls forum.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

This should be moved to the polls forum.

To make room for your spam?

[Ali G. 37]

To make room for your spam?

[Marilyn. 340]

my husband doesn't get today off...

[MrsCat 6]

Why dont we in include that with black history month?

Maybe we could swap Presidents Day to January and move MLK Day or whatever you want to call it to February in the middle of Black History Month?

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Maybe we could swap Presidents Day to January and move MLK Day or whatever you want to call it to February in the middle of Black History Month?

Does that mean we get the whole month off?

Edited January 18, 2010 by Col. Lingus

[natty bumppo 289]

Maybe we could swap Presidents Day to January and move MLK Day or whatever you want to call it to February in the middle of Black History Month?

and another person trying to make sense in this thread ... stop it already

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Anyone who owns their own business, and has to pay wages for no productivity, especially if they are already struggling to keep their business afloat.

I don't buy that - the US isn't the only country which has small business. Other countries seem to manage perfectly well without short changing their citizens on paid holidays.

[Ali G. 37]

I don't buy that - the US isn't the only country which has small business. Other countries seem to manage perfectly well without short changing their citizens on paid holidays.

Pike, what the heck is going on here mate? You are making sense.

[FortLaudy 10]

I don't care what the day is called, I just want my hubby to have a day off, so we can go lie on the beach and exercise our right to be lazy B)

[SMR 368]

I don't care what the day is called, I just want my hubby to have a day off, so we can go lie on the beach and exercise our right to be lazy B)

It's January. Where are you going to be lying on the beach?

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Pike, what the heck is going on here mate? You are making sense.

He is not making sense! your just kissin his ####### for some reason.

[ValerieA 350]

I don't buy that - the US isn't the only country which has small business. Other countries seem to manage perfectly well without short changing their citizens on paid holidays.

Canada implemented a new one last year, and there was a HUGE uproar.