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Remembering Lincoln

2/12/2016

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When I was a kid, February 12 was celebrated as Lincoln’s birthday. While 1968 is one of the most tumultuous years in our history, Congress was focused on giving government employees a three day weekend. The Uniform Monday Holiday Act created Presidents Day. Now there is virtually no mention of him on his birthday. It is a real pity.
His story is one of the greatest in our history. He overcame seemingly insurmountable failure and tragedy to become one of our truly great presidents. He grew up in a pioneer family where backbreaking work was necessary to survive. He lost both his mother and sister, his only sibling.
He failed as a storekeeper and saw a woman he loved die of typhoid. He next tried politics and law. He was unsuccessful in his first run at the state legislature but did win four terms. He ran for Speaker but lost. He ran for Congress but wasn’t nominated. Later he was successful but only served one term. He did get married but the union was not a happy one. Two of his sons died. He twice ran for Senate but was unsuccessful. We all know the rest of the story. He became President in 1860 and preserved the country.
We all should take a moment to be thankful that this “failure” came along when he did.

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    Hi! My name is Dave. I'm in my 60s and live in Indiana. I'll write about whatever is on my mind but most posts will be political. I'm a centrist who thinks both sides are on the wrong path.

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At long last this idiotic shutdown is over. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and it doesn’t start up again.

The real story is that 800,000 government workers are back on the job and many millions of people are no longer inconvenienced.

Unfortunately, that is not the story we are hearing in the media. Their story is about how Speaker Pelosi beat President Trump. He got himself into this mess. She decided that all that mattered was winning. The harm done to the people involved was of no concern whatsoever. A good leader puts the good of the people over political gamesmanship,

it would be nice to think that both people have learned their lesson and will try to do what is best for the
country. I sure wouldn’t bet on it.
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