[zarf]

I live RR, but Lincoln faced a scenario unlike any other president. His ability to negotiate the nation through the Civil War was epic.

Your comparing Lincolns situation with that with Reagans tenure - a calm civil society, dealing with some moderately difficult economic circumstances, is ridiculous.

Reagan is a hero of mine, but he's not in Abe's league. Washington maybe, but that's about it as far as presidents are concerned..

[Badray]

"I live RR, but Lincoln faced a scenario unlike any other president. His ability to negotiate the nation through the Civil War was epic."

Reminds me of the modern day wanna be fire fighter that puts out the fire that he starts and wants to be called a hero.

"our comparing Lincolns situation with that with Reagans tenure - a calm civil society, dealing with some moderately difficult economic circumstances, is ridiculous."

Instead of spending the USSR into oblivion, should he have bombed them to be a war hero president? He faced down the Soviets, persuaded a hostile democrat congress to implement a lot of his vision, and overcame horrible economic conditions and did it all without killing Americans or destroying the Constitution. In doing so, he restored American prestige, America's might, and America's future.

That makes him a top notch president in my book.