when most people think about Abe Lincoln, they imagine and honest and good man, who "freed the slaves". on the other hand, when people think of George W. Bush, they see an ignorant and ill-tempered man, who's impetuous actions led to the downfall of the current American economy. if someone who was uneducated on the two men compared them, there would be an obvious bias; that Abe Lincoln was a better president. in reality, the two men were alike in some ways in their rash and hurtful decisions to America during times of war.
both of these presidents have taken money from our own pockets to do things that inevitably hurt our economy. Abe took money from the treasury to fund the war and for his own expenses without recieving an appropriations bill. this is said to be illegal in Article 1 section 9 of the Constitution, which states "no money shall be dreawn from the trasury, but in consewuence of Appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time". this was not followed. George Bush is also in favor of taking money from America. he has signed the "Bail Out Bill", which will pay off the banks and Wallstreet, which will greatly effect anyone who pays taxes.
this is the only comparison that I can find about George Bush and Abe Lincoln. though he has done other things, this was the only prominent one. Abe Lincoln, however, did many other shady things to America when he was in office, as suprising as it seems. he suspended Habeus Corpus, which is the right to know why you're being arrested. at one point he just started having people sent to jail without telling them why. this is also illegal, and it says in the Constitution in Article 1 Section 9 that "the pricelegde of the writ of habeus corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it." the only reason he was arresting people was because of the bad press they were putting out against him. he was not seen as a good president, because most of his actions (like the Emancipation Proclaimation) were unefective, and they starting publishing negative things about him. because of this, he would have them thrown in jail.
another bad thing that he did was that he drafted and built up an army without having this action approved. he was so focused on the war, and avenging his lost friend that he completely abandoned the rules. he was a reckless president, and by drafting, he put many people's lives in danger. it was an irrespondible thing to do, and the powers to draft an army are left in and completely up to the congress.
so next time you think about Abraham Lincoln being a wholesome and "honest" man, think about all of the illegal things he did to the country. who's to say that he's any better that George W. Bush? looking back at what I learned in class, Abe was about the same level as Bush, it's just the media's input on things. becasue Lincoln controlled the press, they could not write bad things about him. Bush can not do this, and it is easier for people who read newspapers and other articles about him to come to immediate conclusions. it all depends on the facts.
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Discussing the corruption of Abraham Lincoln was well put together in this blog. Although he’s seen as a good man, the things that he did, as you said, just weren’t right. It’s crazy how someone would break so many important rules to get something done quickly. This is pretty much what Abe did in the attempt to quickly finish the war to re-join the seceded states. I also liked how you compared him to George W. Bush and his corruptions. Great job.
Hey I think your blog was fantastic. I like how you compared Bush and Licoln. I like how you talked about the slaves and what Lincoln did to help it which was nothing. I like how you talked about the things that Bush does now also. I like how you compared the two.It was really great and fun to read.
wow this was really good. I learned a lot of new information from your blog. I liked how you did something totally different from the reconstruction in the south and made it your own. I liked how you compared the 2 presidents and gave very good examples of how they were alike and different. I enjoyed reading your blog. Good job. :]
Wow I am very glad that I read this blog. There is so much about Abe that I learned from this blog that I didn't know before. I also learned a few things about G.Dubya also. I liked how you compared the past and the present to give us a better idea. I totally view Abe Lincoln now as a different person. It also was a good point you brought up about how Abe could control the news but Bush can't. I bet Bush really wishes he could.
waggles!!!!!! i love how you compare george and lincon! haha. i would of never thought to compare the two. but you my love did. Your so right, lincoln was okay, but he is just as much of a liar and theif that bush is!!!
Ha ha you easily have the funniest blog title so far. I really liked that you compared these two controversial presidents. Lincoln did a lot of things that you don't really how about when people are talking about how great he is.
Abe Lincoln may have done those things that are against the Constitution but remember, he did all of that so he could win the war. Abe did have the time or resources to ask Congress for things because they were also in war fighting states, so they had no reason to go to Congress. I like comparing George Bush and Abe Lincoln though.
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