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Memories III

From Tuesday, June 28, 2005

*Looking Back, Looking Down*

Senator Barack Obama recently made some statements about Abe Lincoln
that have already been mocked over at Kausfiles. But there's still a bit
more to say.

Obama notes "I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great
Emancipator. As a law professor and civil rights lawyer and as an
African-American, I am fully aware of his limited views on race."

This is true. Back in the 1800s, people simply weren't the moral giants
they are today. Thank goodness we finally know what's true and have no
reason to feel humble about how people will view us in 150 years.

And what might Lincoln have thought of Obama's personal success? "I like
to believe he would have appreciated the irony."

Let's see. Lincoln prosecuted an extremely bloody war that freed the
slaves. More than a century later, a black man is elected Senator of his
home state. I think Obama and I have some disagreement over what "irony" means.

LA Guy