2012 Republican convention

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(08-30-2012 09:38 AM)Rob Wick Wrote:  Without getting into anything political, I'm often asked what party Lincoln would belong to today. For a long time, I really had no answer (I would say that there's no way to answer that question) but Don Fehrenbacher gave me a better reply (not that I knew him, but I read about it).

Once, after a speech, Fehrenbacher was taking questions, and a person asked "What would Lincoln say about busing?" Without missing a beat, Fehrenbacher replied "The first thing he would say is 'what's a bus?'"

Best
Rob

Great answer! Although he would probably know the word "Omnibus" - utilized in 1829 - as a horse drawn trolly - or as I've seen it referred to by Powell in his disposition to Smith, "the cars" i.e. the horse cars.