Something Special for President's Day

Finally the presidential countdown everyone's been waiting over 220 years for. The folks at nerve.com put together this list of The Top 43 Sexiest US Presidents of All Time. I don't want to spoil the fun, but let's just say that the number one spot came as something of a surprise. Enjoy.

In addition, lest we forget the history behind the holiday, you may find it refreshing to reflect on George Washington's first inaugural address. I admit I hadn't looked at it since my freshman government class, but two parts are especially nice:

• "No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the Invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men more than those of the United States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency; and in the important revolution just accomplished in the system of their united government the tranquil deliberations and voluntary consent of so many distinct communities from which the event has resulted can not be compared with the means by which most governments have been established without some return of pious gratitude, along with an humble anticipation of the future blessings which the past seem to presage."
• "There is no truth more thoroughly established than that there exists in the economy and course of nature an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity."

Of course, should you want something a little more current, here's Obama's inaugural address from last winter. You have to admit, the guy sure knows how to give a good speech. (Audio quality's a bit weak, but it's from C-SPAN. I would have included the AP version, but they decided to split it into too many parts.)