[fortheDeclaration]

Being President, one does not allows have total control of all events.

Jefferson Davis knew this very well also.

[Gianni]

Very true, but Lincoln darn-sure knew, or at least later found, that Seward and others, both military and civilian authorities, were overreaching. In reaction he did nothing.

Being president does not mean being in total control, but it does mean being an effective manager. An effective manager trusts his subordinates to carry out his agenda. The question that requires an answer: Does Lincoln's lack of reaction to the abuses within his government and military a tacit implication of approval?

[Gianni]

And by the way, Happy Thanksgiving Freepers.

[lentulusgracchus]

Being President, one does not allows have total control of all events. Jefferson Davis knew this very well also.

Two minutes ago, you were going to hang Davis.