I know that liberals like to compare Lincoln and Obama in fact the neither one had that much experience when they ran for President. I read this book about Lincoln and the other candidates for the nomination in 1860. I will tell you that there is a hugh difference between the two. Lincoln is probably one of the greatest political geniuses this country has ever seen. Lincoln had this hugh desire for knowledge. He was self taught and would spend far more time educating himself about something than the vast majority of people. I do not see Obama taking the effort to educate himself to what he needs to know to be a good president like Lincoln. None of the candidates who ran for President either Democrat or Republican are even in the same league with Lincoln.