Barack Obama Day

Perry County, a small county in Alabama, has voted to elect the 2nd Monday in November to be "Barack Obama Day." On this day, county offices will close and county workers will receive holiday pay. So not only will less than 40 people get a day off of work, but they will get paid for it as well. The Associated Press reports:

The sponsoring commissioner, Albert Turner Jr., said the holiday is meant to highlight the Democratic president-elect's victory as a way to give people faith that difficult goals can be achieved.

I support Obama, but i think things are getting a bit out of hand. Why do 4o people need a paid day off ? I can just picture county worker, Angela, calling her friend Brenda, saying what you doing for Barack Obama Day, and then Brenda say "Working." LOL How do you celebrate Barack Obama Day anyway? I hope not by having bbq's, or sleeping and watching tv the whole day. The rest of Alabama and America are out working hard, while one county gets a paid day off. Arent' we in recession, other people cant find work but yet you guys find time to get away from work. Arent paid holidays, Presidents Day, personal days, vacations, sick days, etc enough. I would have no problem with honoring Barack Obama Day, but i don't agree with the paid day off. If your going to honor our president then do it right. He symbolizes that dreams can come true because nothing is impossible. So why not wear buttons or tshirts or banners with his face, or have guest speakers come to encourage young students to follow their dreams, or better yet have Obama come and speak for himself. These kids dont need a day out of school, they need to be in preparing for their future. Right?