Lincoln Man of Flesh and Marble (Daily Break‪)‬

We are drawn to the Lincoln Memorial in so many ways. Protesters stand among hundreds of thousands as civil rights are invoked, or peace demanded; the great, godlike head looks on from above as if nodding in approval. Barack Obama makes a surprise appearance just days before taking office, communing with the statue as if to offer a blessing to a much-invoked predecessor and somehow be blessed in return.