The Pendragon's Hall

Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln! It really is amazing what being assassinated can do for your PR. Lincoln was not a widely-recognized President until his life was snuffed out following his greatest victory. Today he is ranked #1 by most historians (not the Pendragon, however). Nevertheless, he was a great man--learning on the job, he made the best of a very bad situation and somehow managed to maneuver a hostile press, battlefield enemies and his own restless Cabinet. I think President Bush would be well advised to put down any biographies of TR he has been reading and pick up some Lincoln works. He is in much the same position.