Lincoln: the measure of modern leadership

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http://www.sptimes.com/2004/06/09/Columns/Lincoln__the_measure_.shtml

By BILL MAXWELL, St. Petersburg Times
Published June 9, 2004

As Ronald Reagan is being apotheosized for his real and imagined accomplishments, more and more Americans are realizing that George W. Bush is imminently unqualified for the Oval Office. Even during the 2000 presidential campaign, I wrote that Bush was incapable of successfully leading the world's only superpower.

Like millions of other voters, I want my president to be wise. I want him to have eloquent phraseology, self-assured speech and, most of all, I want my president to respect the elegance of truth.

Although Bush cannot deliver on any of the above, the least he can do is to stop campaigning long enough to read Mario M. Cuomo's new book, Why Lincoln Matters Today More Than Ever (Harcourt, $24). This 183-page volume might help Bush grow personally, which would benefit the nation and the world.

Listen to what three of our nation's intellectual icons say about Why Lincoln Matters:

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