Originally posted by plawrence:
Now, as I say, I might've felt differently if I was around in 1865, but I have a feeling that Lincoln was a man worthy of my trust.
Depends on whether you lived in the North or the South. Some in the lower states
still hold a grudge against the man.
Considering that the majority of the South was willing to secede
just because Lincoln was elected, I would say Lincoln was in some ways a more polarizing (extraneous circumstances notwithstanding) President that Bush could ever hope to be.
