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Old 07-28-2010, 12:05 PM
 
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No curren president compares to Lincoln.
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Old 07-28-2010, 12:10 PM
 
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None. Lincoln would be appalled by todays politicians and their petty theatrics.
Then I suggest that you read Doris Kearns Goodwin's "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln."

Having read all 944 pages you will immediately recall that old saying, "The more things change, the more they stay the same."

Amazon.com: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (9780743270755): Doris Kearns Goodwin: Books
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Old 07-28-2010, 01:59 PM
 
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I'm thinking he would be a cross between Al Gore and Russ Feingold (senator from Wisconsin) in terms of policy, personality, and overall temperment. Oratory-wise, throw in a little Barack Obama.

What do you think?

I disagree- I don't think that Lincoln was a narcissistic fool with an over active libido.
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Old 07-28-2010, 02:06 PM
 
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george bush, launched the country into a blood bath, ran up a huge debt and diminished state and individual rights. and gave speeches asserting his compassion for the people. what is horrible is i like both of them.
All with the approval of Dems who voted to pass his agenda as everything had bipartisan approval under Bush, unlike with Obama where there is usually bipartisan opposition. He is running the country into the ground faster than Bush ever could.
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Old 07-28-2010, 02:08 PM
 
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Abraham Lincoln was a manic-depressive who though God told him to do things. He was delusional and we should not think of him as a functional president, let alone a Great one.

If you want a real intellectual and rational leader of America, look to Thomas Jefferson.
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Old 07-28-2010, 02:20 PM
 
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Abraham Lincoln was a manic-depressive who though God told him to do things. He was delusional and we should not think of him as a functional president, let alone a Great one.

If you want a real intellectual and rational leader of America, look to Thomas Jefferson.

Winston Churchill suffered from depression and some would say he was the greatest western leader of the 20th century. I do not think that Lincoln had a formal psychological evaluation or diagnosis. Marfan's syndrome is not associated with psychiatric problems.

I agree that Jefferson was brilliant. The volume of his published thoughts is simply amazing.
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