While California waits to see if GOP State Senatro Abel Maldonado becomes the guy who killed the Golden State's economy and his own political career with a vote for a staggering tax hike, we'll celebrate Presidents Day on the program with a rebroadcast of historian Richard Norton Smith's march through the presidents beginning with Washington and ending with W.  (IT was taped three years ago, so we can't go back and add President Obama, though I will gladly have Richard back to discuss the new president often.)

Over the years this broadcast has been among the most popular as Smith is a gifted historian and speaker, and his good humor and love of the subject shines through in every segment.  If you can't listen, you can order the CD from the show store:

History of the Presidency