Comments on: No leg to stand on

By: Wickle

Wickle — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:50:06 +0000

Yawn … Did he think that you’d never seen that stuff before? I mean, isn’t that Chapter One of the “Lame Attacks on Believers” handbook?

By the way, you’re in my Google reader, too, so you have at least a few readers.

I see Lincoln as a lot more of a mixed bag. Not the worst President (FDR), but certainly not the best as he’s often presented (tough to call … I’m torn between Eisenhower, Adams, and a few others). I’ll admit that I usually don’t bother to argue the point; I think there are bigger fish to fry.

By: Michael Duchemin

Michael Duchemin — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:31:04 +0000

Thank you for reading, Keith. I'll post some more on Lincoln from time to time. One of the best resources you can read on Lincoln is Thomas DiLorenzo. His books The Real Lincoln and Lincoln Unmasked offer historical analysis on Lincoln that you won't get from the establishment. You can also read his archives on Lew Rockwell.com for free. DiLorenzo provides a very nice minority report on Lincoln.

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:12:25 +0000

Actually you have at least two readers! I syndicated your feed on livejournal and read it whenever you post. I so far have not had reason to disagree with you yet, though, so other than “ra ra” comments I wouldn’t have much to say.

Actually that’s not true. I know a lot more about the Bible than I do Lincoln. Tell me more about Lincoln. I have never quite understood why it was mandatory or even legal to hold the union together at all costs (i.e. war and seizure of power) but I honestly don’t know the details and usually things aren’t as they seem on the surface. Fill me in. Thanks.