Pam,
"Have we not seen through the years a number of very dumb people who have a whole bunch of letters after their name?"

Sorta like Steve Boyd of Texas, has a PHD but the best thing he could do is resort to insults. Lincoln'sstatenemnt "My paramount objective" to him summarized Lincoln's desire that his goal was to save the Union by freeing the slaves. he came to this point by way of Lincons last line -- "I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men every where could be free."

GP