Lonesome EJ:

That's true. I was not trying to impune the dignity of that man. I am aware of the fine line he walked, and I do teach his Gettysburg Address to my English classes. It a marvelous piece of writing, and I think it shows a beautiful side of the man who may well have been the greatest President the US ever had. If I offended with my remark to GUEST, I do apologize.

But, as you said, he was a politician.