Growing up in the "Land of Lincoln," our 16th president is omnipresent. As a kid, you're told the about log cabins and wrestling as you examine your copper pennies.
Later you learn the about the stateman, the speaker and Great Emancipator. You learn to recite the Gettysberg address and maybe part of his debates with Douglas.
Later still, you learn that maybe all your history books have built him into this myth of a man and that, like all of us, Lincoln was more complex, more foibled, more human than you considered.
But, man. That guy could write.
So here's to all your imperfections, Mr. Lincoln.
You kept this union from breaking, you put us on a course to embrace a new future.
We definitely owe you a beer.
Happy Birthday, yo.
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