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In reply to the discussion: OBAMA's Trojan Horse - No, He Won't Cave! - by David Corn [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)is why I compare President Obama to Lincoln. He is from Illinois, a lawyer and thinks in pragmatic ways. He is accomplishing his Policies in incremental ways. Washington is tough and he is weaving his way through that forest. It is much like playing the game of Chess and now he has the Republicans in checkmate. They are between a rock and a hard place, so much for his lack of intelligence. The Republicans can either make the move to save their Party or destroy it even more with obstruction. This is the position we are at. That was the case with Lincoln , all throughout the Civil War. Lincoln was also in danger of losing office until a major victory. Then he came out with the Emancipation Proclamation. I think President Obama is studying the Lincoln Presidency. And Obama not only has his obstructionists, but he also has his radical abolitionists on the Left.