[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

True, but his inability to actually lead on any issue makes his comparison to Buchanan apt.

[wagglebee]

And, like Buchanan, he seems to have a knack for doing exactly the WRONG thing in any given situation and a total inability to comprehend the consequences of what he's doing.

While it MIGHT have been possible to avoid the Civil War (although I don't believe there is any way our country could have remained united without the abolition of slavery), Buchanan made it inevitable. Obama might be doing exactly the same thing.