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He was a man of ordinary stock, who
could have risen to the highest position a republic
can bestow only in this unique place known as America. He then defended our Republic, reunited it, gave his life for it, and thus preserved it for future generations. Of all our presidents, it is Abraham ...
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Barnes: Bush ‘More Like’ America’s ‘Greatest President,’ Abraham Lincoln
Think Progress —
Last weekend on Fox News’s “Beltway Boys” program, co-hosts Mort Kondracke and Fred Barnes brought up the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, on February 12. “I’m glad you pointed this out,” Kondracke said to Barnes. “Well I’m a great Lincoln fan,” Barnes added.
Barnes, of course, is also a great George W. Bush fan and thus seized the opportunity to boast about how much Bush is just like Lincoln:
BARNES: Not only was he America’s greatest president, I think he was America’s greatest political leader. He was so incredibly shrewd. Well, Obama has made — he ...
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By Michael J.W. Stickings Show George W. Bush some love. After all, he may not be the worst president ever. A new "non-partisan, judicious and fair-minded" poll of historians -- has Lincoln at the top, Buchanan at the bottom (#42), and Bush at #36. In addition to Buchanan, Bush is ahead ...
Historians: Lincoln Best President, Bush 36th —
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Historians have published a list of the best presidents in history. The numbe r one will surprise no one, Abraham Lincoln, the hero of the Civil War who kept the Union together by using brute force. George W. Bush, the 43rd president, ranks 36th, Bill Clinton 15th and, lastly, Ronald Reagan ...
Historians Rank Presidents —
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This is likely to cause a stir up some discussion. CSPAN surveyed 65 presidential historians and tabulated a ranking of the presidents. Here is the breakdown of the results (Spoiler: Lincoln did well, George W. Bush, not so well) and here is the video on the survey.
Lincoln Worse Than Bush! —
Outside The Beltway | OTB
Brian Moore shreds a Slate piece by John Fabian that praises Abraham Lincoln’s efforts on the laws of war that “built the code that Bush attempted to destroy.”
The piece manages to compliment Lincoln for being both heroically restrained and heroically aggressive when it came ...
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