The Ghost of Lincoln Talks to McCain Supporters

The Corner had a interesting post that . First a little wisdom from Lincoln to Republicans and other McCain Supporters

McCain Versus the Juggernaut” [Rich Lowry]

Bill Kristol editorial in TWS. A particularly nice ending:

If Obama wins, we wish him well. But for now, we can only echo the words of the 30-year-old Abraham Lincoln. On December 26, 1839, responding to the confident prediction of one of his political opponents "that every State in the Union will vote for Mr. Van Buren at the next Presidential election" and that Lincoln's opposition to the Van Buren forces was therefore bound to be in vain, Lincoln responded:

Address that argument to cowards and to knaves; with the free and the brave it will effect nothing. It may be true; if it must, let it...The probability that we may fall in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just...Let none falter, who thinks he is right, and we may succeed. But if after all, we shall fail, be it so.

As it happens, the Whig ticket Lincoln supported won that 1840 election. So might the party of Lincoln again.

Good advice always no matter what you believe.

I have noticed there is a wave of "It 's over McCain Folks" and " give up can't you be classy and honor Obama achievement" BS going around. First Obama has not exactly achieved anything yet. Can we have this election thing and count the votes.

Still the Obama astro turfing internet campaign as well as in other media is huge. I have seen more "its over posts deal with it" comments and post and media segments this week as McCain continues to tighten in the polls. AP shows it tied a wave of that crap happens. Good news for McCain in Ohio, Florida , and North Carolina and another wave happens.

Don't listen to it and recall Lincoln.