[rockrr]

A phony appeal to authority? Jeez, I can play that too. Ask any conservative if Lincoln was one of the best or one of the worst and he'll tell you "one of the best". If he doesn't....

[Jay Redhawk]

I disagree with the authority, the leftist scholars, so I certainly am not appealing to them. I am not sure the modern view of conservatism is even relevant in the discussion on Lincoln. Most liberals would claim him as their own, and that is my point.