What Does This Mean?

Right after Obama was elected he called all the former presidents to Washington to give him advice. A picture of him with every living ex president appeared in every national newspaper (inside!). Jonathan (my political junkie husband) pulled out the picture and showed the boys. "Who are these men?" he asked.

Theo, our brainiac six-year-old who seems to be possessed of uncanny wisdom was silent.

But Benji, our three-year-old, said, "They are presidents."

How did he know?

Then, this week, there was a cartoonish picture of Lincoln and Washington for Presidents' Day. I asked Theo if he knew who the men were. He said no.

But Benji pointed his finger at the man with a curly bob and said, "That is Washington."

Why does he know the faces of these great men?

I don't know. But I wonder what it means.