Land of the Free, Home of the Slave. Even today, apparently, some Americans just can't come to terms with their own past.

Between 1792, when Whitney invented the cotton gin, and 1794, the price of slaves doubled. By 1825, field hands, who had brought $500 apiece in 1794, were worth $1,500. As the price of slaves grew, so, too, did their numbers. During the first decade of the nineteenth century, the number of slaves in the United States rose by 33 percent; during the following decade, the slave population grew another 29 percent.

Yep, those founding fathers sure knew how to throw a party. Lincoln was serving up pablum because yer not supposed to dis the fathers, not if you want a future in American politics.