SPRINGFIELD, Illinois August 7 2010 -- Today's destination: the Abraham Lincoln Museum and Library. Thomas was totally engaged from the first moment, absorbing everything he could. I was inspired by the enduring wisdom and strength of our nation's most important president. I was surpirised and heartened to learn that Lincoln was reviled and roundly criticized by his contemporaries. His time was at least as difficult as the current environment, as he dealt with our nation's most divisive issue: slavery. At the time, no one was happy with his decisions. But with the 20/20 vision of hindsight, history has clearly shown that he was exactly the right man for the job. He deftly led the nation where it needed to go, and set in motion the opportunity for America to achieve its greatest heights. Most inspiring.
Then we went to Iowa. A state I have been making fun of for years. And found it to be almost exactly the same as where we live.
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