I’ve always been of the (rather uninformed, I’m ashamed to admit) opinion that Lincoln really wasn’t a great President, that he was, in essence, a tyrant. Walter Williams, as he is wont to do, provides perhaps the most cogent reasons why in: President Obama’s Inauguration: President Obama was sworn into office placing his hand on […]
I Knew Abraham Lincoln, and Mr. Obama–You’re No Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 2008 by Leave a Comment
The only thing that’s truly “eery” about any coincidental similarities between Obama and Lincoln are that they’re being brought up in serious conversation: The similarities are eerily similar. Both Abraham Lincoln and President-elect Barack Obama were not from Illinois but became two of the state’s top politicians. They were both criticized for being too inexperienced […]