Been said before. Say it again. There was nothing in the linked article to suggest that President Lincoln was not honest. He was a politician. He got elected. But compared to the most recent candidate from his party??? I grew up in the south and Mr. Lincoln was not revered when I was a budding young scholar. As I have grown and hopefully matured and gained a broader world view, I now have much respect for Honest Abe and believe as do many others that his death was a tragedy for the south and for the country as a whole.