Lincoln. Egads! Did Honest Abe sparkle every time he spoke ? Didn't he often make lame jokes?

We remember and revere Lincoln, not because he sparkled every time, but because he could speak to us with a compelling vision and held our Republic together despite the handicap of several years of awful generals.

The way this economy is unraveling and the sickening downward direction its headed suggests we, as a nation, are in for a very tough ride and perhaps as dire as the one Lincoln faced when he assumed the Presidency.

revrick:

Lincoln. Egads! Did Honest Abe sparkle every time he spoke ? Didn't he often make lame jokes?

We remember and revere Lincoln, not because he sparkled every time, but because he could speak to us with a compelling vision and held our Republic together despite the handicap of several years of awful generals.

The way this economy is unraveling and the sickening downward direction its headed suggests we, as a nation, are in for a very tough ride and perhaps as dire as the one Lincoln faced when he assumed the Presidency.

To comparing the dire situation of the US when Lincoln assumed the Presidency to the stae of the nation that Obama assumes the role is like compareing a tent to a skyscrapper. Though Obama does face graet challenges I would compare his challenges closer to when Reagan assumed control, as far as economical and global challenges and party reunification(Obama compared himself to Reagan when he ran for the democratic ticket back in January). Lincoln's challenges wrere monumental and overshadow all presidents both before and after him.

Prez Obama has that dry humor I just love, and he needs it to balance the serious situations he is facing with our economy and state of the nation. He is brilliant and is surrounded with equally bright people to help him navigate the meshegas that is set before him.

I am profoundly proud of him, and how he got to this place in history. He has a lot of support and prayer for good judgment and wisdom behind him and before him. When you think about LINCOLN, he had the Civil war to contend with and the freeing of Slaves...the world was a different place and information was slow to get around...hence when the Emancipaton Proclaimation was passed in 1863, the great state of Texas didn't get that information to the slaves there until a year or two later...( see JUNETEENTH). That was a hot mess! Anyway...you GO, Prez Obama. Love him!