On Presidents' Day, George Washington gets his "Due."

It took 82 years but finally someone noticed that George Washington is misquoted on the pediment of what, thanks to Hollywood, is the most recognized courthouse in the world.

Carved over the columns of the New York Supreme Court's Manhattan courthouse built in 1927, are the words "The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government." What Washington actually wrote in a letter to our first Attorney General, Edmund Randolph, was "The due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government."

The steps and facade of this courthouse have appeared in a many movies as well as the TV series "Law and Order" so Washington's misquote is now part of our culture.

Maybe buried somewhere in the 1071 page stimulus bill is some money to create at least one job for someone who knows how to use a chisel.