Don't you think Lincoln would be embarrassed to be Republican these days?

Answer 1

Prior to FDR the Democrats were the conservitives and the Republicans were the liberals. Lincoln was very liberal, and very federalist. If he wasn't strong of conviction on both of those fronts, the Civil War might not have happened, and we would either be two seperate nations right now, or one with a very weak federal government, if it survived the great depression. Funny how when rating the greatest Presidents one theme constantly happens..... Federalist/Liberal! Washington was a Federalist, Lincoln a Liberal, FDR the most liberal of all, and Bill Clinton our strongest economic President.

Answer 2

No, not at all. As a_man_could_stand so aptly put it Lincoln would likely identify with them.

History does not look kindly on "yes men". Men with determination and ideals are the men who shape history. The easy path is not the one which is always best. Those who are able to weather the storm of public criticism leave indelible marks. Lincoln was unafraid of being disliked by huge portions of our population. Something he shares with the current president.

Waking up and reading the New York Times to find out what your opinion is that day is not something any elected official should do. Some have, and time will tell where they will be recorded in the annuls of history.

You've missed the mark, again.

Answer 3

Yes. The Republicans of Lincoln's age are the Democrats of today.

Answer 4

Maybe you should take a break from posting questions every three minutes to crack open a history book...

Lincoln was wildly unpopular in his time.

He was routinely characterized in the press as a country rube, an ape-man and a jester.

He suspended haebeus corpus and imprisioned suspected Confederate sympathizers for years without charge or hearing.

He instituted the draft and actually used the troops from Gettysburg to violently put down anti-draft riots in New York.

His war killed more Americans than any other in history.

One of the most popular and respected generals, George McClellan openly critizicized him and ran against him for president on a platform of "ending the bloodshed."

His refusal to compromise on the issues of Union and Slavery earned him criticism for being a blind, umcompromising ideologue.

He was characterized as a war monger and child-killer for his insistence on complete victory.

Many of his supporters thought the Emancipation Proclimation would backfire, fearing that no one would want to fight a war based on freeing slaves and that the Republican Party would be seen as "too extreme" and too closely associated with Christian activists.

Through strength of character and moral courage he fought the enemies of the United States on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line and history has judged him as our greatest president.

I could go on and go into the criticism FDR faced in the 1930s
for his desire to cut off Japanese and European fascism, but I don't want to overload you with facts.

Answer 5

Yes, Lincoln would be a Democrat these days.

Answer 6

Probably about as embarassed as JFK would be to be a Democrat. Thomas Jefferson (a Democratic-Republican) must be rolling in his grave...

Answer 7

Lincoln was reincarnated and lives among us today- his name is Ralph Nader.

Answer 8

Not really. I think he'd be working to either change the party, or form a new one that represented his ideals.

Answer 9

Lincoln?? Heck NO.... he'd be just as proud as I am!

Answer 10

Yes, embarrassed and unhappy.