I am curious to see if any of these individuals think the same of their hero Abe Lincoln for his actions during the Mexican War. In fact, I will venture out and say that Lincoln's actions in that war, as demonstrated by the above speech, are a thousand times more appropriate as a comparison to the anti-war crowd of today than anything done by anyone supportive of the confederate side in the civil war.
For all practical purposes, Rep. Lincoln, during the Mexican War, was his own day's version of the pro-Saddam crowd: Jim McDermott, Dennis Kucinich, John Kerry, Sheila Jackson Lee, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Lee and their disreputable ilk.
And for all the Lincoln-philes who constantly throw out accusations of unpatriotic behavior, disloyalty, America-hate, and the sort at anyone who says anything positive about the south: check out your own dirty laundry before you attack us.
Expect when it comes down to money apparently
Looks to me like he was demanding a very Clintonian president who clearly lied about the real Texas-Mexico border come clean on his reasons for invading Mexico. (Hint: Expansion of Slavery)
His other arguments don't sound at all like the arguments coming from the left today against Bush. They sound more like the venom spewed by your Lincoln-hating friends over at from Lou Rockwell.com.