# "...and you, sir, are no Abraham Lincoln."

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 17, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-sir-are-no-abraham-lincoln/666501 "2013-08-17T17:25:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-sir-are-no-abraham-lincoln/666501/147 "2013-08-18T22:36:33Z")

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\<golf clap\> for **Ravenman**.

Seriously, **Bricker** , I doubt you’ll find anyone who’s so far argued in this thread for the legality of Obama’s reporting delay who actually disagrees with **Ravenman** about the relative legalities of the delays by hypothetical President Romney and his hypothetical successor President Dean.

ETA: To be specific ( 😉 ), I agree completely that in **Ravenman** ’s scenario, Romney’s actions are in good faith and Dean’s are not. While I would be opposed to the hypothetical law, I can’t accept that kind of executive nullification. But my point has been that that’s not _at all_ what Obama’s doing in this case.

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