tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post1246020647317744820..comments2023-06-13T04:53:25.935-05:00Comments on On the left in Victoria: Lincoln: A movie worth watchingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-23112255905678985352012-12-15T19:51:32.490-06:002012-12-15T19:51:32.490-06:00In the words of Thaddeus Stevens, "The greate...In the words of Thaddeus Stevens, "The greatest measure of the nineteenth century was passed by corruption, aided and abetted by the purest man in America."<br /><br />The part in movie I most enjoyed is when Lincoln was meeting the southern diplomats seeking favors or restoring some rights to repeal the 13th amendment before surrending..The president looked them in the eye and told them that would retain their citizenship nothing else.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-34487138538823870382012-12-15T18:43:16.000-06:002012-12-15T18:43:16.000-06:00My iPad lit up with a lot of breaking news
"...My iPad lit up with a lot of breaking news<br /><br />"Speaker John Boehner has proposed allowing tax rates to rise for the wealthiest Americans if President Barack Obama agrees to major entitlement cuts, according to several sources close to the talks......Why is this news?<br /><br />John Kerry will be the nominee for Sec.of State<br /><br />Pro Israeli groups ate protesting Obama's potential choice for Sec. Of Def.,Chuck Hagel..I think the prez needs stick up for his nominees and not let the special interest groups dictates who gets nominated.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-55636785015149338932012-12-15T18:27:40.101-06:002012-12-15T18:27:40.101-06:00That's true as far as human toll goes for Linc...That's true as far as human toll goes for Lincoln and Truman but LBJ knew knew the political consequences of passing the Civil Rights bill...He told a close confident that the Democrats would lose the south forever.<br /><br />Lincoln and Truman both fired popular generals in time of war.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-67534186361959968642012-12-15T17:37:54.686-06:002012-12-15T17:37:54.686-06:00Lincoln was stuck between a rock ans a hard place....Lincoln was stuck between a rock ans a hard place. The only other President that had to make a hard decision, imo, was Truman. <br /><br /> Both of them knew the human toll their decision would make but they made them whether right or wrong, for what they believed was the right. Legionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943732661912414361noreply@blogger.com