VP Beast Butler?

[Eva Elisabeth]

I'm curious why so many posters who seem hostile to Lincoln's ideals and so eager to vindicate the Confederacy are drawn to this forum. Am I alone in finding this strange?

Don, kindly see my post from August of 2012 here. The goal of the forum is different from the now-defunct Friends of Lincoln Mailbag. It is open to all viewpoints. At times this leads to some very heated disagreements. No one loves Lincoln more than me, but people who think differently are welcome here and always have been since the forum's inception in 2012. The differences visible in this particular thread are not unlike differences we've had in many other threads over the past 2 1/2 years. Thank you for your understanding, if not your agreement, with the forum's purpose.

This is a great statement and attitude. I believe in dialogue to understand (which doesn't mean agree on all viewpoints) and think discussion without different viewpoints is less "enlightening". I agree with Jim, and especially second this:

Thank you Roger for such a great arena to express opinion.