An Homage to Abraham Lincoln?

With president Obama done with his bus tour and off to his lavish digs in Martha's Vineyard until September, I started thinking about the buses he used to tour the heartland. They were pitch black, leading one wag to suggest that he expected Obama's first words off the bus to be "I am your father, Luke." I doubt that Star Wars imagery was what they were going for, however. Then it hit me. Obama was trying to mirror the caravan the carried the last president who hailed from Illinois when elected, Abraham Lincoln. Many folks will recognize the musical poem, The Lonesome Train, that was written about Lincoln's return to Illinois for burial. Here are the most famous lines: "A lonesome train on a lonesome track/Seven coaches painted black." That was it! Obama was using two coaches painted black in an homage to Lincoln.

Actually, I do not know if Obama and his campaign staff ever thought about Lincoln and his funeral train. One thing is certain, however: Obama's tour was a lot like a funeral procession. Unfortunately for the country, the funeral was being held for the American economy.