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Thursday, February 12, 2009 12:00 AM

How would Lincoln vote today?

Everyone, from President Obama to the GOP, wants a piece of Honest Abe on his bicentennial. Here's where Abraham Lincoln really stood on the issues.
By Michael Lind

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  • Thursday, February 12, 2009 07:16 PM

    How Soon They Forget

    What’s all this talk about IF Lincoln were alive today? Do you not know your history? Do you not recall how he was brought into the future by Bill and Ted in their Excellent Adventure? And what words he did speak unto the good citizens? “Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!”

    Alas, it is just as Santana said, “Those who forget the repast are condemned to reheat it.”

    —Virginia Dentata Read Virginia Dentata's other letters

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