Arizona Republican gubernatorial hopeful Al Melvin is using quotes from Abe Lincoln in his running fight with President Barack Obama and his policies. The problem: The 16th president never said the things about class warfare Melvin is quoting. For example, in postings last week on Twitter, the state senator from Tucson wrote, “You cannot further… Continue reading This Republican Tell Lies About Abe Lincoln
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The Fiscal Abe: What Lincoln Can Tell Us About the Cliff
Just when you thought we knew so much, along comes history to teach us a lesson in humility. Of course I’m talking about the present political and fiscal morass, but the history lesson comes from our star attraction of the season, Abraham Lincoln. Neither the left nor the right seems to be happy with the… Continue reading The Fiscal Abe: What Lincoln Can Tell Us About the Cliff