[mmercier]

I shall also add that Lincoln was a tyrant, a necessary one to maintain order and the Republic in his time.

Wait until we all get to see who is necessary for this time.

Who we will get may likely be vastly less charitable.

[elk]

Hmmmm....I haven't yet gathered enough info to make an informed opinion about Lincoln. Having been treated to a public school education, I have had to go back and systematically research a ton of assumptions I was spoon-fed, and I'm not exempting Lincoln just because his face is on a coin.

That said, has anyone looked into Executive Order 11, or been to the Lone Jack, MO, Civil War Museum? I've learned a great deal, to include a great deal of misery created from both North and South in the Kansas City area. There was what appears to be essentially a genocide executed by Lincoln in that area. Yes, I'm going to throw the G-word. There was a lot of ugly going on - a lot of good folks stuck in the middle, and a lot of soldiers feeling entitled to "take" whatever they wanted from even families and farmers on their own side who were following orders.

So, until I can further study, I'm reserving judgment.