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--P. Aaron Jones br> Huntington Woods, Michigan /p>

That was good.

As an amateur historian and great admirer of Abraham Lincoln I am drawn to comparisons between the present day political situation and the one that existed during the early to middle years of the Civil War.

I think the comparison between Lincoln and our current president is apropos. Both are big game players willing to sacrifice short term, politically comfortable decisions to achieve big, long-term goals. Goals in which they strongly believe. Bush's Second Inaugural will go down as a classic, just as Lincoln's did.

The comparison between modern day anti-war personages like Olbermann, Kennedy, Pelosi, etc. and the Civil War era Copperheads is also apropos. The analogy is so strong, it seems as if history is repeating itself.

p>Anyway, excellent piece. br> -- Doug Santo br> Pasadena, California /p> p> In the 1860s the majority of Democrats were patriots (McClellan, Rosecrans, Hancock, etc.). Today's Copperheads (the majority of Democrats) aren't. It's that simple. That's why in November they have to be crushed. This election is about more than who is Speaker -- it is about will we fight Islamic imperialism or appease it. Republicans will do the former and you can rest assured the Democrats will do the latter. br> -- Michael Tomlinson

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