In the article, and in one response, I read the same assertion that Lincoln was not solidly against slavery. This is simply untrue. He was a Republican. The party was founded in 1849 for the express primary purpose of ending slavery. That was just over a decade before.
Others have already done a thorough job of pointing out the complete lack of scholarship in this article, so I shall forgo further critique.
#71 tanstaafl – I must disagree on your profferred opinion of Lincoln having a contemporary view of business and government. Lincoln was a true failure in business. He simply didn’t understand it. He seemed to have no problem with crony capitalism, which is why he ended up with so many incompetent (political appointee) Generals. He also supported the Robber Baron railroad builders. He also instituted the first income tax.
The greatest distinction between the two Presidents is that Lincoln was quite willing to completely thrash the Constitution for even the smallest reasons… like Obama has expressed. It’s no wonder Lincoln is so oft mentioned by Obama, who also thinks the Constitution is flawed. Bush has shown admirable restraint in violating the Constitution, always asking first if something is legal.
