One thing about Lincoln that is often ignored is the fact that he was a practicing lawyer for many years. He tried many cases and knew the business of the country very well. He chose Stanton, for example, because he had tried a case against him, and lost, and knew Stanton well. One of the better books about Lincoln that explains him is one about his law practice that I read a couple of years ago. Obama has never done anything but run for office and seek favors from people who used him or he used in turn. He doesn’t have that instinct from years of working and dealing with people. I’m not sure Bush had it either but Cheney took care of that in a way that historians will be studying 100 years from now.

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