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February 10, 2006 > Opinion > Bush: Give us a day off

Bush: Give us a day off

Valentine’s Day used to be something meaningful. It used to be a day when we could cuddle up with our significant others and gaze longingly into each other’s eyes. It used to be about love.

OK, that’s a lie. Actually, the best thing about the Valentine’s Day of old was that there was usually a College Classic baseball game scheduled downtown that evening. It made for a perfect date. But now the games are two, three and four days prior.

And, to make matters worse, the Hallmark holiday falls on a Tuesday this year. Even if we wanted to use the evening for activities such as those described in our schmaltzy first paragraph, we wouldn’t be able to — thanks to homework and class.

There is only one solution: President George W. Bush must declare Valentine’s Day a national holiday, to be observed on a Monday or a Friday in a Labor Day-esque fashion. Then we will have time to make the day special, either by canoodling with a special someone or heckling UT (or both simultaneously).

While we await a response from the White House, we encourage you to make the best of a less than ideal situation and take your date to the UT game on Saturday. Or OwlCon. Whatever floats your boat.

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