Lincon's Enduring Legacy Powered By His Words!

Excerpts from Professor Walter Berns in a wonderful article that originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal:

Our extraordinary interest in him, and esteem for him, has to do with what he said and how he said it. And much of this had to do with the Union -- what it was and why it was worth the saving. . . .

It is not by chance that his best and most celebrated speech was delivered on a battlefield, on the occasion of dedicating a cemetery filled with the graves of patriots. I speak, of course, of the Gettysburg Address.
It is brief, a mere 272 words, and could not have taken much more than five minutes to deliver. In its central passage, Lincoln says, "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here." Well, what little do we remember?
We remember he said that this nation was founded in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence and its principles. We remember this because of the unusual way he said it. Not 87 years ago, but "four score and seven." . . . 
This, too, we remember: Lincoln goes on to say that the brave men, living and dead, who struggled on this ground, this battlefield, had "consecrated" it better than he or anyone else could. Consecrated? Had made it sacred, a battlefield? As if they -- presumably the Union soldiers -- were fighting for the Lord? No, but their cause was great and noble.
We also remember Lincoln saying that their work was "unfinished," and that we, the living, should highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain and that this nation, "under God, shall have a new birth of freedom," and that government of, by and for the people shall not perish from the earth.
What little do we remember? In a word, and despite what he said, we remember everything he said. And we remember it because he took great pains to say it beautifully. . . .

We say that a man can be known by the company he keeps. So I say that a nation, a people, can be known and be judged by its heroes, by whom it honors above all others. We pay ourselves the greatest compliment when we say that Abraham Lincoln is that man for us.

Today Is His Birthday; THIS Was His Sanctuary

In honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, today:

Tucked away in a corner of the nation's capital, on the grounds of the Soldier's Home, you'll find an historic spot that little known and rarely discussed or spotlighted.
Yet, it is a very important place in the history or our nation.
No, it's not a battlefield, though many old soldiers have spent their final hours there.
And no, it's not a monument as such but it does contain statues depicting a great leader and his horse.
It's Lincoln's Cottage and it's situated near the Petworth and Park View neighborhoods of Washington, D.C.

We recently visited this historic Cottage, which was built in the Gothic revival style and was constructed from 1842 to 1843 as the home of George Washington Riggs, who went on to establish the Riggs National Bank in Washington, D.C.

We called an uber car from our hotel near the White House and were scurried off to the cottage, which really isn't a cottage at all but quite a large and impressive edifice that sits amidst tall trees with an impressive vista of open space beyond.

Lincoln lived in the cottage June to November 1862 through 1864 and during the first summer living there, Lincoln drafted the preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. Mary Todd Lincoln fondly recalled the campus; in 1865, she wrote, "How dearly I loved the Soldiers' Home." One can imagine how green and breezy the cottage may have been in those days when it was clearly separated from the congestion of swampy Washington.

Poet Walt Whitman, who was living on Vermont Avenue near the White House in 1863, often saw the president riding to or from Soldiers' Home. He wrote in The New York Times, "Mr. Lincoln  generally rides a good-sized easy-going gray horse, is dressed in plain black, somewhat rusty and dusty; wears a black stiff hat, and looks about as ordinary in attire, &c., as the commonest man...I saw very plainly the President's dark brown face, with the deep cut lines, the eyes, &c., always to me with a deep latent sadness in the expression." Whitman quoted this article in his 1876 book Memoranda During the War, adding the phrase: "We have got so that we always exchange bows, and very cordial ones."

The Soldiers' Home stands on 251 acres atop the third highest point in Washington. The Home was designated a National Historic Landmark on November 7, 1973, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 1974. In 2000, the cottage was placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 11 Most Endangered list. Then about 2.3 acres of the Home was proclaimed a National Monument by President Bill Clinton on July 7, 2000. The National Trust took on the restoration which was completed in 2007.

The Cottage exterior was restored to the period of Lincoln's occupancy in the 1860s in a joint venture by the Philadelphia firm J. S. Cornell & Son, and Stephen Ortado, Historic Structures, according to the standards of the National Park Service. Today the property is leased by the National Trust for Historic Preservation through a cooperative agreement with the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and is managed by President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home, an independent 501(c)(3) charity.

President Lincoln's Cottage opened to the public on February 18, 2008. A reproduction of the Lincoln desk on which he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation was commissioned by the Trust for use in the Cottage. The original drop-lid walnut paneled desk is in the Lincoln Bedroom of the White House. The desk is the only surviving piece of furniture that is known to have been placed in the White House and the Cottage during the Lincoln era.

The adjacent Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center features exhibits about the Soldiers' Home, wartime Washington, D.C., Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief during the Civil War, and a special exhibit gallery. President Lincoln's Cottage and Visitor Education Center is open to the public for tours seven days a week.

Take a break from the usual tourist attractions in Washington and soak up the allure of the most compelling figure in all of American history as you climb the cottage steps and run your hand along the exact same bannister that Lincoln used. It's a rare treat!

We hope you enjoy these photos that we took during our recent visit.

And The Dems STILL Won't Approve Voter ID!

 

CNN: PeopleWant Voter ID; Dem Leaders Are Blocking It!

CNN admits: "The bottom line is this: Voter ID is not controversial in this country... it is not controversial by party and it is not controversial by race."pic.twitter.com/lSJPrClKUZ

— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) February 10, 2026

NJ LEADS -- In All The WRONG Departments!

 

Look At How Viewereship Tanked For Bad Bunny!

 

CNBC: WOW! Jobs Report Is Through The Roof!

BREAKING: CNBC absolutely mind-blown and lost for words as President Trump’s jobs numbers DESTROY projections

“Coming in twice expectations at 130,000. 130K!”

Panicans are losing it.
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— Jack (@jackunheard) February 11, 2026

Private Scetor Booms, Fueling Record Job Growth!

“Today’s blockbuster, expectation-shattering jobs report proves that President Trump’s economic agenda continues to pay off. The unemployment rate fell and private sector job growth remains robust — particularly for specialty trade construction jobs as the trillions in investments secured by the President pour into American manufacturing. With new revisions showing that the Biden jobs market was even worse than expected, President Trump continues to turn the page on the Biden disaster by rightsizing federal employment to the lowest level since 1966 and turbocharging economic growth.” — White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai

Job growth surged in January — and the strength is in the private sector. The economy added 172,000 new private sector jobs and shed 42,000 government jobs — bringing the unemployment rate down to 4.3%.   As President Trump’s agenda takes effect, factory groundbreakings and data centers are leading to more construction jobs — with construction employment up 33,000 in January, including 25,000 new jobs in the nonresidential specialty trades (the highest monthly change in five years).   January’s 130,000 new nonfarm jobs is the best month of job growth yet, signaling President Trump’s pro-growth policies are starting to deliver real momentum in the labor market.   In President Trump’s second term, 615,000 private sector jobs have been added while federal employment has declined to its lowest level since 1966 — and the lowest level in recorded history as a share of the total workforce.

As wage growth booms, Americans want to join the Trump Economy. Average weekly earnings for private sector employees rose 0.7% in January.   In President Trump’s second term, average weekly earnings have grown by 4.3% and average hourly earnings have increased by 3.7%.   Prime-age labor force participation rose to its highest level since 2001 as more Americans come off the sidelines and enter the workforce.

The numbers shattered expectations (again). In fact, the number of new jobs added in January was more than double economists’ predictions, coming in higher than nearly all economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

The labor market under Biden was far weaker than we already knew. From initial release to the current estimate, job growth over Biden’s final two years was overstated by 1.9 million jobs.

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It's Not A Close Call: People WANT VOTER ID!

President Donald J. Trump has been unequivocal: Nothing is more fundamental than the integrity and security of our elections. That’s why the Trump Administration has repeatedly called on Congress to pass the SAVE America Act — commonsense legislation that requires voters to present photo ID and implements other critical measures to protect federal elections from fraud and abuse.   Yet, despite overwhelming popular support across every demographic, Radical Left Democrat politicians continue to block these reforms, placing partisan politics above the clear will of the American people — including their own voters — and above the basic security of our elections.

FACT: Voter ID is extremely popular with Americans. Polling has consistently shown strong majorities — including among Democrats, independents, Whites, Blacks, and Latinos — support voter ID requirements. Pew Research Center: 83% of Americans favor requiring all voters to show government-issued photo ID to vote, including 95% of Republicans and 71% of Democrats. Just 16% of Americans are in opposition.   Gallup: 84% of Americans support requiring photo ID to vote, including 98% of Republicans, 84% of independents, and 67% of Democrats. Separately, 83% support requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote for the first time.   Additional surveys, including from Napolitan News Service and The Center Square, consistently show extraordinary support for voter ID.   CNN reporter Harry Enten: “The bottom line is this: Voter ID is NOT controversial in this country. A photo ID to vote is NOT controversial in this country. It is not controversial by party and it is not controversial by race. The vast majority of Americans agree.”   NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas: “Voter ID rules do have wide public support, but the vast majority of Democrats on Capitol Hill oppose them.”

This isn’t a close call. It’s time for Congress to act — and for Democrat politicians to stop standing in the way of election security.