Thank you for the Sunday history lesson about Sen. Barack Obama. Regardless of The Mining Journal’s already short-sheeted dismissal of Obama’s candidacy, mention was also made of Obama’s fine speaking abilities as weighed against the “thinnest resume since the mid-19th century.” Of course your editors chose not to mention the name on that other “thin resume,” who was none other than Abraham Lincoln. And we all know how history has compared Lincoln’s speaking gifts with his presidency. Next question: can your wise editors name at least one or two other great speakers, also with pretty thin resumes, who became president? Hmm, let’s see ... Franklin Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy are two that come to mind. My guess is that we should all gently prepare ourselves to enjoy The Mining Journal’s gentle, unbiased and well-regarded reportage over the next five months as to how Barack Obama’s “thin resume” is the sole indicator as to where he will take our presently struggling nation.