[mac_truck]

This article would have been more effective if Hanson had more clearly blocked in the comparison between the antiwar Democrats of today and those of 140 years ago.

For example no mention is made of the Democrat opponent in 1864, General George McClellan. This role could easily be played by today's anti-war general Wesely Clark. There are other comparisons likely to be made, between the other lessor known Democrats of that era and those that occupy the stage today.

Without these details and with no direct comparison between Lincoln and Bush, the article fails (imo) to convey the historical linkage back to 1864.

[My2Cents]

Teh comparison between Clark and McClellan is stunning. When one considers Clark's back-and-forth about whether to run for President, he reminded me of the "decisiveness" of McClellan.