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Vacation 2009: Day 2

Day 2: July 24, 2009, Pacific, Mo. to Columbus, Ohio, via I-44 and I-70, 479.9 mi., 11:30 en route (plus one hour lost to the time change). 11 a.m. was a later start than I'd hoped for, but it was much better than the day before. We sailed through St....

Lincoln was a Marxist

A Groucho-Marxist, at any rate: Groucho is reputed to have said, "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member." As a young man, considering his matrimonial prospects, Abraham Lincoln wrote: I have now come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for...