Team of Liars

[NOBama]

For the past several months the media have reported stories of how much President-elect Barack Obama admires the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns-Goodwin, the theme of which is what an incredible political conniver, manipulator and string puller Abraham Lincoln was. Goodwin uses more euphemistic language, but that indeed is the theme of the book by the confessed plagiarist Goodwin.

Of special interest to Obama, according to news reports, is Goodwin’s lavish praise for Lincoln’s supposedly extraordinary "statesmanship" for having appointed former rivals for the Republican nomination, such as William Seward (secretary of state), to his cabinet. As this is being written the media are simply going nuts over the Obama-Lincoln theme in light of all the talk of Hillary Clinton, a "New Yorker" like Seward, possibly being appointed to the post of secretary of state by the new president from Illinois.

There’s one problem with the story about how extraordinary it was for Lincoln to have appointed former political rivals to his cabinet, however: It isn’t true. Many previous presidents did the same thing. Doesn’t it make sense that presidents would look to the most popular politicians within their own party to serve on their cabinets – either to share in their popularity, or to keep a closer eye on them since they were at one time, after all, rivals?

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OBama isn't so unique.

Well, he doesn't look like those guys on our dollars.

 

[JimH52]

I read the title and though it was about the outgoing administration. My Bad!

 

[NOBama]

I read the title and though it was about the outgoing administration. My Bad!

No, that's the other Team of Liars!

 

[William Joyce]

Different colors, same lies.