And shoe all bow subserviently to govt and revere its most violent offenders. Even this "right wing" author has been duped into believing that Lincoln was some great lover of liberty.

Reading something without setting the context first is actually a good exercise. Most of what you say here, i agree with. But I would love to stop another generation from becoming blind Lincoln worshipers whether they are on the left or the right.

it's bulls*** enough that we have to have one to drive

He is a great deal like Lincoln. Believes in a totalitarian central govt that does not honor or acknowledge the rights of independent autonomous states. It is the writer's delusion about what Lincoln was that does not fit here.

If he made a vote in 2006 that he believed and knew was bad for the country, then he is not fit to hold any office. Of course the new leftist explanation is that the Iraq war was off-budget and that made things different.

Why not pay off the debt and then go back into debt if you absolutely have to, but try not to? Holding cash loses 10% a year to inflation (the govt's 2.5% number is bogus...if you don't believe it, go buy a single apple for $1.50). Meanwhile that $25,000 debt is being charged what interest? 15% ? 25%? In year 1 you'll lose more than 10% of the inheritance to interest on the $25,000.

Too bad you got your Lincoln history for this article from a movie instead of the actual historical record.

Water is the real gateway drug. 100% of cocaine users used water before they used cocaine.

cue the idiots brigade -> well...if that's what they have to do to keep us safe.

"and countries that are threatening everyone around them - Iran fits the bill." How many countries have been invaded or bombed by Iran compared to by the US?

This concept was commonly accepted in this country when the USSR served as our foil.