[Heyworth]

I defer to W. Scott Thompson, professor, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University:

From your source:

"In the case of Lincoln we also have to establish the facts, which would appear to be somewhat less conjectural. For this case, any trained scholar who (like the present writer) is gay has a substantial advantage, the very same intuitive feel that mainstream analysts have for heterosexual politics."

[Non-Sequitur]

It seems that bushpilot is no longer around to defend his position.