[jessduntno]

“And there were then a number of precidents establishing that in territory under the control of the US Army, slavery could be abolished at the direction of the military’s commanding officer.”

Neat trick. Abe should have just appointed a couple of Czars. No wonder Zero is so often compared to him.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

I think it would be better to compare Obama to Jefferson Davis. Both were incompetent Democrats who believed in increasing the power of government in order to benefit special interest groups.

As far as Lincoln, I think Reagan is the closest parallel in our lifetime.

"Whoever would understand in his heart the meaning of America will find it in the life of Abraham Lincoln." -Ronald Reagan

[BroJoeK]

"Neat trick. Abe should have just appointed a couple of Czars. No wonder Zero is so often compared to him."

The US Constitution says nothing about "Czars."

It does speak several times about insurrections and rebellion.

Lincoln appointed no "Czars," and with the South gone, the Republican controlled Congress went along with everything he did.