by Thomas Craig

It's the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.  In addition to honoring the great accomplishments of our 16th President such as ending slavery and preserving the Union, we should take this time to reflect on our Party.  We should consider the factors that contributed to the lack of minority support for the Party that not only freed the slaves, but were the majority votes in the Senate for the Civil Rights Act.  That's a little known fact right there.  Do you know that 21 of the 27 votes against the Civil Rights Act were Democrats?  Somewhere along the line, Democrats began to treat minorities as helpless children who need the government to take care of their every need.  Instead of believing in them and helping them aspire to greatness, the Democrats instituted a "Nanny" State where handouts are given for nothing and you are rewarded for having children with no thought of how to provide for them instead of working hard and contributing to society.  No need to work hard anymore, others will work hard and when they succeed, we'll just take their money and spread it around to all of you.  There is a big difference between charity and the socialistic tendencies of the left.  As a Party, we need to embrace and encourage ambition, entrepreneurship, and investment in all forms.  Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, teach him to fish and he'll eat for the rest of his life.  Happy Birthday Lincoln, and sorry for letting you down.