Lincoln was a bad president, and the beginning of the end of this Republic.
Calvin Coolidge Republican > Lincoln Republican
I like Washington and John Adams.
Question. If our rights come from God, if you are not a believer in God, shouldn’t that negate your right to rights?
all I know is that independents either did not show up or American’s like the pain. If ever we needed term limits it is now.
There are five questions you can ask any candidate to see if they are a conservative, or something else.
1) Should America build a fence, militarize the southern border, and deport all illegals?
2) Should DADT be preserved, gay marriage and unrestricted abortion as a form of birth control should be banned?
3) Should America bring home its troops, end foreign aid payments, and let countries we compete with in the world marketplace pay for their own defense?
4) Should America slash the size of government and government spending - by 50% or more - and institute a 10% flat tax rate?
5) Should America restrict free and open trade to civilized western democracies with equivalent standards of living?
Any true conservative and American patriot should be able to answer all five questions with an unequivocal “Yes.” If a candidate answers no to any one of these questions, you have to do some real digging into what their motivation is.
For instance, take a candidate like John McCain...this “pseudo conservative” would answer all these questions with a “No.”
I think of myself as a Coolidge Republican.
Lincoln Republicans....you mean someone who wants to set aside the Constitution and concentrate power away from the states and to the federal government?
Unfortunately, we have far too many “Lincoln Republicans” running around Washington DC now, as it is.
Other than destroying the republic, states rights and killing 6000,000 in the process, I have no problem with the man.
I see the Southern brand of Republicans have begun to show up.
Lincoln suspended several Constitutional protections during the war. A Lincoln-Republican would be someone who is willing to allow government to exceed the authority granted to them by the Constitution to overcome a crisis. While it worked for Lincoln, this is a dangerous position to take.
You could even consider Obama to be a Lincoln-Democrat. In his case, it isn’t working.
I have a lot of respect for Lincoln, but I would not considerate him anywhere close to being the "Best Republican President". At best, he might rank in the high 20s to mid-30s in ranking . . . . . . at best!
Lincoln started the Civil War by ignoring the Constitution AND the Federalist Papers in order to impose his will on the country. The south paid a huge price and penalty for his tyranny. IMO, he was the Obama of his day.
I think this guy a little whacked.
I might agree, but I suspect well under 25% of Americans would join me. 1/4 of the population does not win elections.
Where are the Lincoln Republicans? Living in log cabins?
In my opinion this is an unnecessarily divisive thread. It started with a question that baited old regional mistrusts that should have long since been buried. What followed was the same old arguments that have existed for the past 120 years. Some (not named) spoke of "Southern" Republicans as if they were Neanderthals and throwbacks to the dark ages. WHY? We have enough current real enemies to occupy our time without such nonsense. Lets end this now.
So, after a year of leave, you decide to wade back into FR and gin up the debate about Lincoln?