Here's a modest proposal for Veteran's Day. Well, two, actually.

In view of the fact that Veteran's Day is in a) danger of merging completely in the psyche with Memorial Day and b) becoming unremarked because it isn't celebrated on a Monday, like everything else, we ought to take the following steps to mark it.

One, the President and all members of the Political Class should start to wear poppies in their lapel for the two weeks prior to Veteran's Day. This is a custom universally followed in Britain (in many ways Remembrance Day is the only national holiday in Britain; hmmm, there's an essay there), and one that I rather miss over here. It would set aside November 11th in a special, non-hyped way.

Second, Veteran's Day should be a day off for all of those who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States, in time of peace and war, and for them alone. Period. [Hat-tip here to the slightly mad Buchananite Carlton Meyer at www.g2mil.com].

There, that should do it...and for crying out loud, keep at bay all those who would move Veteran's Day to the Monday closest to November 11th. Cretins. Orcs. They must be destroyed.