Tomorrow is the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Arguably our greatest President, Lincoln was, of course, also the first Republican president. Think about that for a moment, and then think about the contrast between Lincoln's great soul and the small-bore hacks (see below) that comprise the modern Republican Party. The party of Lincoln is now the party of Limbaugh and Palin; of Coulter and Bush; of Boehner and McConnell; of...aw, hell, you get the picture. We'd like to think Lincoln would be not only proud of, but also be in the same political mainstream as President Obama, a Lincolnphile himself (as most Americans are). For modern Rethugs to in any way associate themselves with the memory of this great American would be downright blasphemous.
