tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post7978689110444397013..comments2023-07-20T10:37:28.692-04:00Comments on Grumpy Abe: They're Lincoln Day dinners - but why?Grumpy Abehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01012210966022330986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post-75994930583096167592010-03-24T22:00:06.576-04:002010-03-24T22:00:06.576-04:00Their understanding of the Founding Fathers dates ...Their understanding of the Founding Fathers dates back to Gingrich's Contract with/on/for America. Even Newt will tell you that.Grumpy Abehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01012210966022330986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post-70259094860156153552010-03-24T19:35:30.197-04:002010-03-24T19:35:30.197-04:00I always chuckle when someone tries to suggest tha...I always chuckle when someone tries to suggest that they understand the founding fathers intent. These were the same founding fathers that owned slaves and prohibited women from voting. If the Republican Party believes in freedom and individual liberty then why does it stand in the way of gays an lesbians getting married or my daughters reproductive system?fargohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13371909047450987264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post-65796984145923355442010-03-24T08:24:32.837-04:002010-03-24T08:24:32.837-04:00Anonymous assumes that the Founding Fathers, if a...Anonymous assumes that the Founding Fathers, if alive today, wouldn't recognize that the country faces a myriad of problems completely unimaginable to any American citizen in 1776. <br /><br />The Founders gave us a beautiful document, but don't project what they would think or do if faced with the problems of America in the 21st century.Menckenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05169217990267238223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post-5888229739157359172010-03-23T19:47:51.618-04:002010-03-23T19:47:51.618-04:00What does Lincoln have in common with today's ...What does Lincoln have in common with today's Republican party? Quite simply: a strong appreciation for freedom and individual liberty.<br /><br />The real question is how can you reconcile the Democrats current agenda with the founding father's beliefs about the proper role of government?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post-60218188583526760582010-03-23T18:01:24.953-04:002010-03-23T18:01:24.953-04:00Lincoln would have been labeled a RINO and his pre...Lincoln would have been labeled a RINO and his presence in the Party would have been denounced by the DeMint's and Tea Partiers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com