Lincoln would kick that fucking elitist George W. Bush's ass

Republicans are always happy to remind people that Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. They like to gloss over the Civil Rights movement that essentially caused the parties to swap sides, the racist Dixicrats siding with the Republican party to keep minorities down.

Abraham Lincoln, as every American child should know, gave a mighty fine speech on November 19, 1863. You know the one I'm talking about: a brief but perfect speech that ended with this sentence:

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

that phrase that I bolded - that is a beautiful sentiment that perfectly describes what Democracy should be. Government of the people, by the people, for the people. That is what America is supposed to be.

Unfortunately, Mr. Bush would rather have a dictatorship - after all, democracy is hard work, and considering his brainpower, he probably has confused the governmental system of democracy with those guys who sometimes make a stink about him and his buddies (not often enough for my taste, but any disagreement is too much for the Greatest American Dictator.)

Right now, Cindy Sheehan is displaying her citizenship by asking for an audience with the guy who is supposed to working for all Americans. She is angry, and righteously angry, in my view - her son Casey was killed for the war Bush had to have, and the war he lied to have.

Cindy Sheehan deserves answers. America deserves answers. Bush is supposed to be working for us, but so far, all he's given us is death, torture and lies, lies, lies. (And if you fucking dare to say "but what about tax cuts", you are so craven and morally bereft that all I can say is you should be ashamed of yourself.)

Bush is using a previous meeting with Sheehan to get out of his responsibility (that seems to be a habit of his, doesn't it?) for facing her now. President Coward doesn't want to face anyone who isn't already on his side, after all.

You know, if George Bush was really proud of his war, and he really felt like he was doing good things, he wouldn't be so afraid of facing his critics.

But this is what you get with George W. Bush: a fancypants elitist (PDF), to the manor born, who is a big phony as he pretends to be a regular guy, just clearing brush on his ranch on his 5 week long vacation, just like every Joe Sixpack.

Now Bush is really revealing his cowardice - he is planning to say Cindy Sheehan is a threat to our national security if she doesn't go away.

Abraham Lincoln once wrote to a woman who sacrificed five sons to the Civil War. He spoke to her with dignity and respect.

Lincoln said "I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save."

Bush tells a mom who lost her son in Iraq that she is a national security threat.

Lincoln must be spinning in his grave about how far the Republican party has fallen.