Jul 3rd 2014, 16:35:07
Originally posted by tellarion:
Haven't read the whole thread yet, but some of those earlier references are pretty hilarious. Yes, Lincoln was a Republican, but the Republican party of his time has NOTHING in common with the modern day republican party....Ideologically speaking, it doesn't fit with the rest...
This is true. I believe it was FDR that completely swapped the Reps and Dems. So anything the Reps did before him, should be credited to the Dems and vice versa.
It kind of like talking about how much things cost in 1832, but using today's dollars for reference.