It kind of amuses me that Newsbusters is upset with Chris Matthews for asking the following questions:
CHRIS MATTHEWS: When we return which party would Abraham Lincoln join today? Would he still be a Republican after all the talk about state’s rights and honoring the Confederacy? Would they like him? You’re watching Hardball! It’s choosing up sides time for Abraham Lincoln. Only on MSNBC.
You know, forget Lincoln’s probable reaction to a party that consistently garners less than 10% of the black vote. Forget all the talk about state’s rights. Forget how he might feel about being assassinated. If you brought Lincoln back to life and he saw Dick Cheney and the rest of the neo-conservatives, he would oppose them. How do I know this? Because he opposed them in 1848 when they attempted to retroactively justify the war on Mexico. Starting wars of aggression on flimsy or faked evidence was not something Honest Abe was down with. So, no, President Lincoln would have no part of the modern GOP.