MANY YEARS AGO, I GOT IN TROUBLE WITH A PUBLIC LIBRARY.  I RETURNED A BOOK, BUT THE LIBRARIAN APPARENTLY DID NOT CHECK IT IN.  A FEW WEEKS LATER, I GOT A CARD, URGING ME TO RETURN THE BOOK AND PAY THE FINE.  FINALLY, I WENT TO THE LIBRARY, TOOK THE LIBRARIAN BACK TO SHOW HER WHERE THE BOOK WAS ON THE SHELF AND CLEARED MY NAME.

GEORGE WASHINGTON, DID NOT RETURN TWO BOOKS THAT HE CHECKED OUT OF THE NEW YORK LIBRARY.  THEY WERE "LAW OF NATIONS," AND "COMMON DEBATES," HEAVY READING FOR GEORGE AND HE NEVER RETURNED THE BOOKS. IT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE RECORDS WERE BEING DIGITIZED, AND GEORGE NOW OWES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FINES.

I GUESS IF WE COULD FORGIVE NIXON AND CLINTON, WE CAN FORGIVE GEORGE, OR SHOULD WE HAVE A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON THE MATTER?