Most historians who consider such things rank Abraham Lincoln at or near the top of American presidents, and so do I. At or near the bottom would be the nullities (the ones most people have long forgotten or cannot even recognize by name) and the actively bad, like Jefferson Davis (the one and only president of the anti-USA, i.e. the Confederate States of America) and George W. Bush, who helped run us into the ground; and lets not forget other inept presidents, such as Herbert Hoover and James Buchanan.
Barack Obama has identified all along with Lincoln, and man do we need him to be as great a president, only without the tragic ending.
Today's Rune: Joy. Happy birthday, President Lincoln.
3 comments:
I too hope Obama will end up in the historical pantheon of the wisest of presidents. In this regard though history is a future even and we may never know.
Quiz: Lincoln Myths and Misconceptions
I missed 6, I guess I need to watch the program, eh?
Reagan should be at the bottom of your list, too. He started all of the deregulation crap that led us all down this $h!thole.
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