Obama has the courage of a great leader

The great American presidents have emerged from the great challenges. The greatest president of the 20th century was Franklin Roosevelt who had to overcome the challenges of the Great Depression and the Second World War. The greatest president of the 19th century was Abraham Lincoln, who had to meet the challenge of the Civil War. The presidency of Barack Obama will also be shaped by the challenges he faces; he has to overcome the depression that began in ... Full Story »

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Kenneth Sibbett
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by Kenneth Sibbett - Jan. 19, 2009

An excellent article comparing the President's from FDR to Lincoln to our newest occupant of the White House. Two war's and a economy that will be hard pressed to fix in one term, much less two. He will not witness easily the "Better angels of our nature" in a partisan Washington.

As President's go, with Lincoln as his hero, he could have done worse.

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