Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln

Had he survived Booth's bullet and lived to this day, President Abraham Lincoln would be 198 years old. That's a lot of candles on the cake!

In his honor, I will direct you to this post by the eponymous Matthew Yglesias (love that first name!) on Lincoln, a certain ridiculous statement by Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol, and a modern-day senator from Illinois.

Speaking of Lincoln, if you haven't picked up a copy of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, get to your local bookstore now!

More on Lincoln:

• biography from the White House website
• biography from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• The Lincoln Institute
• Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
• Speeches: Farewell Address 1861, First Inaugural Address1861, Gettysburg Address, Second Inaugural Address 1865, Last Public Address
• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library