[Eastbound]

I'm certain that if Lincoln knew that he was going to be responsible for the death of over 700,000 American Citizens, he would have done it differently. In the end, he said let God be the judge of whether it was right or wrong. He didn't want to take final responsibility for his decision after all said and done.

In truth, it was not a war between the states, or a civil war. It was a war between the Federal Government and the Republic -- the union of states. Loser take all.

But even at this late date, we are not certain who the winner was, as we've been involved in a long-term mission to re-construct the Republic and restore the Constitution. Sometimes we gain, sometimes we lose.

Personally, I think we are on the threshhold of a major change -- for the better or for the worse.

[MountainPete]

“It was a war between the Federal Government and the Republic -- the union of states.”

Indeed . . . I’m concerned that this will not be resolved without another bloody conflagration. Or, The Land of the Proud and the Free will go quietly into that good night like a frog in a pan of water and we’ll follow Europe’s lead into decadent oblivion and be at the mercy of the lean, hungry barbarians from the Middle East.