Jefferson:Washington::A-Rod:Jeter (or something like that)

Man, if I were Thomas Jefferson, I'd be sort of pissed right now. I also might be growing hemp and banging slaves, but mostly I'd be pissed.

Today, to celebrate Independence Day, the Washington Nationals treated fans at RFK Stadium to George Washington bobbleheads. That's right--George Washington.

Now I realize that Washington was a war hero and all at the time of the declaration's signing, but come on; Jefferson was THE guy in the whole process, was he not?

First Washington gets the nation's capital named after him; then he gets a state; then he gets the dollar bill. And now he gets the bobblehead.

Somewhere, Thomas Jefferson is like, "Hey, what's up with that?"

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