"Honest Abe for President"
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, was born dirt poor in the Kentucky wilderness on February 12, 1809. Mary Todd Lincoln once said that "Mr. Lincoln . . . is almost monomaniac on the subject of honesty."
Monomaniac definition:
A person exhibiting an exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing.
Lincoln was known as "Honest Abe" before he became a lawyer or a politician, and when he ran for president in 1859, the nickname became his campaign slogan. People weren't too worried about making America great again.
As for the current occupant of the White House, according to the Washington Post Fact Checker: "In 2017, he made 1,999 false or misleading claims. In 2018, he added 5,689 more, for a total of 7,688. And by 2019, he made 8,155 suspect claims. Not telling the truth is a feature, not a glitch, of this presidency.
At least I won't be around if his birthday ever becomes a national holiday.
Happy news flash: After over a foot of rain since the start of the year, we're promised several sunny days in a row this week. They're giving folks advance warning about the "shocking bright light" that could suddenly appear in the sky. Ha! I might finally tackle the grimy outside windows and really let the light in.
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