[lbo-talk] US elections ( Michelle O, ma belle)

[Dennis Perrin]

> Lets make some historical comparisons.  Lincoln
> was kind of a hack in much of his early career. But
> then he was rehabilitated enough to wage a revolutionary
> war to end slavery

Actually, Lincoln was part of Congressional opposition to the Mexican War. 
His war on the South was based on establishing a common currency and keeping 
the Union intact so as to project American power abroad. The "end" of 
slavery was a by-product, and was followed, as Charles knows, by 100 years 
of apartheid.

Dennis