Enough of the Lincoln Emulations

It's getting so very old. Obama continues with his self-proclaimed comparison to Honest Abe:

Barack Obama set out on the path to the White House by announcing his candidacy on the steps of the statehouse in Springfield, Ill., the first of many allusions to Abraham Lincoln during his campaign and transition to the presidency.

On Saturday, he again connected with Lincoln’s legacy, this time stopping by the Lincoln Memorial with his wife and two daughters, to the surprise of tourists and the small pool of reporters who have been trailing him.

Mr. Obama has been largely hunkered down with his family in the Hay-Adams hotel or in his transition office, but twice on Saturday ventured out into cold, damp Washington. Earlier in the day, he had stopped by Ben’s Chili Bowl for a half-smoke with Washington’s mayor, Adrian Fenty, before taping an interview with George Stephanopoulos. He then returned to the hotel.

We get it already, Obama fancies himself a modern day Lincoln...it's annoying for crying out loud. Will Obama also follow in the steps of Lincoln where he suspended habeas corpus? Will he suspend other rights?

Don't get me wrong, Lincoln was an excellent president but to pretend that Obama is even in the same class as Lincoln prior to even taking office is pretentious to the extreme. Lincoln was in office when the nation was being torn apart at the seams, Obama will take office during a recession and two wars--one of which has already been won by his predecessor. Tough times? Yes, Remotely anything approaching what Lincoln was tasked with? hardly.