Bush Is Ill, But Lincoln Is Still Dead

I saw the news story about the recently found Lincoln letter .

I wonder if anyone is checking on the authenticity of that letter? Mark Hofmann is a famous document forger who had world renown a couple of decades ago for his skill. No one would have found out about his documents had he not gotten caught after murdering a couple of people.

He mostly picked on the Mormon church, fooling many of their leaders, but also put out American history documents that have fooled experts. Among his "accomplishments" are documents with Lincoln's signature.

So, buyer beware…it's possible that Hofmann planted that document many years ago, like a time bomb waiting to go off. I would have been a little less skeptical had it not been reported that the recipient of the original letter telegraphed its contents, so while the original hadn't been seen since it was written, the text of the message has been long available.

Anything that shows up like this, any document, should be automatically checked for Hofmann's hand.

Right now he could be smirking and laughing from inside his Utah prison cell.

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It's been reported that Bush was sick with some stomach bug the last day of the G8 Conference.

Uh huh.

Then why is it that Nicolas Sarkozy, new president of France, is the one looking dyspeptic? Could it be because of who he's talking to?

Ciao for now.