Today is Lincoln's 200th Birthday and I imagine Obama will be going to some celebration of it at Ford's Theatre. They both began their administrations with difficult problems to solve. Lincoln had to go to war to save the Union. Obama has to wrench $800 or so billion dollars from his Congress to save the whole country. Obama also now presides over a war--actually two wars. Lincoln succeeded in ending the catastrophic Civil War, and Obama will be wrestling with the problems of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Abe was assassinated--and no doubt there are those in this country who harbor the same idea about Barack. Lincoln emancipated the slaves and Obama is now the fruition of that act. Obama is "emancipating" prisoners from Guantanamo who have been there for years without recourse to any laws that might prove their innocence--or guilt. Barack Obama raised his hand and lifted a nation. Happy Lincoln's Birthday!
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Tom? Tom who?
ReplyDeleteTerrorists should not be "emancipated," except from earth to wherever it is they go when they die.
By emancipated (in quotes) I meant that under the Constitution of the United States even they are entitled to a fair trial. Every year that they are incarcerated in Quantanimo without due process is a violation of our Constitution. If found guilty, they go to prison. That's the way of America.
ReplyDeleteTom is Tom Lautenslager who is remodeling our bathrooms. He's from Idaho.
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