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"Like no President since Lincoln, he will bring to the Presidency the values and principles of all Americans." Politicians have always and will always make gre
by spinchange 14y ago
"Like no President since Lincoln, he will bring to the Presidency the values and principles of all Americans."
Politicians have always and will always make great claims and comparisons and appeals to authority, history, etc., but I can't imagine a modern campaign (on either side) just flat our saying our guy is the best thing since Lincoln.
- pyre 14y agoWell, Bob Dole's campaign didn't have to deal with movies like "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" or "Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies." Though maybe "Bob Dole: Liberal Slayer" would have been a better campaign platform? ;-)
- Zimahl 14y agoConsidering in hindsight he was a great man who made the right decisions at the time, in his era Lincoln was such a polarizing figure.
- brudgers 14y agoI can't imagine a Republican of recent years running on this sort of environmental record: http://www.dolekemp96.org/agenda/issues/environment.htm http://www.dolekemp96.org/agenda/issues/environment.htm Then again, I increasingly have trouble imagining a Democrat doing so, either. I miss the World War II veterans in U.S. politics.
- scarmig 14y agoOr this: http://www.dolekemp96.org/agenda/issues/civil.htm http://www.dolekemp96.org/agenda/issues/civil.htm And today far too many people are salivating at the idea of gutting the Voting Rights Act. On the other hand, one of the longest pages is on the drug war (in support of extending and intensifying it). It's hard to imagine a Republican making that a central plank in their platform, either.