Thread: Are You a Confederate?
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Old 12-15-2008, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by aklim View Post
It matters little how who did what. You said that you were glad that Lincoln did many things that the constitution didn't directly authorize and it turned out well. My point is that Bush did the same things but it didn't turn out well. So why do you give Lincoln a pass? Seems like you do give him a pass because you like the results. IOW, "The Ends Justify The Means".
Lincoln's little thing turned-out well? 600,000 American soldiers killed. Bush is a small-time competitor with his butcher's bill of a measly 4 or 5 thousand.
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