> LL wrote:
>>Also I believe that Lincoln was in a militia and was appointed. Also
>>Lincoln was never in any battle nor took part in any armed skirmish as
>>far as I know.
>
> but the office of the President entails a military rank, that of Commander in
> Chief.
Yup, that's true, but I was resp
>> LL wrote:
>> Actually he came under fire during the Battle of Ft. Stevens
>
>Yeah but that was as President, right? My point was that Lincoln was
>- as far as I've read - was kind of like a volunteer firefighter. Now
>granted my knowledge is from 25 years ago and I'm too lazy to look
>anything
On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Sam wrote:
>> WSJ 2005 scholar poll
>>
>
> The question was what to you think, not the WSJ.
I'm an over achiever
> Also I believe that Lincoln was in a militia and was appointed. Also
> Lincoln was never in any battle nor t
> LL wrote:
> Actually he came under fire during the Battle of Ft. Stevens
Yeah but that was as President, right? My point was that Lincoln was
- as far as I've read - was kind of like a volunteer firefighter. Now
granted my knowledge is from 25 years ago and I'm too lazy to look
anything else u
>> Sam wrote:
>> WSJ 2005 scholar poll
>>
>
>The question was what to you think, not the WSJ.
>
>Also I believe that Lincoln was in a militia and was appointed. Also
>Lincoln was never in any battle nor took part in any armed skirmish as
>far as I know.
Actually he came under fire during the Batt
> Sam wrote:
> WSJ 2005 scholar poll
>
The question was what to you think, not the WSJ.
Also I believe that Lincoln was in a militia and was appointed. Also
Lincoln was never in any battle nor took part in any armed skirmish as
far as I know.
On 9/5/08, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Since GG's crying and I have time I'll answer.
> Who would you say is the best commander in chief we've had? How much military
> experience did he have?
WSJ 2005 scholar poll
George Washington - General of the Armies - Commander in Chief of
Continent
Because the rhetoric and debate aren't about accomplishments, they're
about experience. I didn't frame the topic.
The rhetoric is that McCain's military experience would make him a
better president.
So my question is, for example, was Grant a better president that Lincoln?
The rhetoric states th
> Sam wrote:
> Another game.
> Why not just list accomplishments?
>
I can't bear Sam's cowardly non-answer so I'll take a shot - just off
the top of my head mind you:
>> Who would you say is the best commander in chief we've had? How much
>> military experience did he have?
I think you have to
Another game.
Why not just list accomplishments?
On 8/25/08, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Who would you say is the best commander in chief we've had? How much
> military experience did he have?
>
> Who was the president with the best military credentials? How good a
> president was he?
Who would you say is the best commander in chief we've had? How much
military experience did he have?
Who was the president with the best military credentials? How good a
president was he?
Which president had the most governmental experience? How good a
president was he?
Who would you classif
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