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Originally Posted by Ishmael
Lincoln freed the slaves.
Bush once had frayed sleeves.
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A very well known fact with the Emancipation Proclamation was that he
didn't free all of the slaves. It was a morale booster for the Union army to push thru the Confederacy as the Emanicpation clearly states that slaves in rebellion states under Union control will be freed.
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Originally Posted by Ishmael
Lincoln united a divided nation.
Bush divided a united nation.
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Well after 9/11, the nation was united and firm to the resolve of defeating terror. If you want to get to the root...look at the approval ratings for Congress as they are worse than Bush.
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Originally Posted by Ishmael
Lincoln was a politician from Illinois who served one term in Congress before becoming President.
Bush...Oh, sorry. Did I say Obama?
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Funny...Clinton was a governor of Arkansas and almost a nobody during the early primaries until he got news coverage about all of his legal issues going on at the time.
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Originally Posted by Ishmael
Lincoln temporarily set aside habeas corpus.
Bush set aside habeas corpus once and for all.
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Are you forgetting the ground work of President Clinton in the
AEDPA after Oklahoma City Bombing? I remember standing watch in Bangor when this happened...we were at hightened security looking out for vans and moving trucks.