Straw Man? Uh, Yeah.

If you enjoy having your intelligence insulted, check out this story from Politico's John Harris and Alexander Burns on the subject of Obama and Lincoln. The headline, "Straw Man? Historians say Obama is no Lincoln," tells you all you need to know. I don't recall Obama ever saying that he was the second coming of Abraham Lincoln, only that he admires him. Since when is it controversial to express admiration for a president for whom practically no one expresses anything but? Here's the biggest howler line from the piece by Harris and Burns:

"There is a wisdom there," Obama told interviewer Steve Kroft, "and a humility about his approach to government, even before he was president, that I just find very helpful."

Humility? Obama's frequent invocations of Abraham Lincoln — a man enshrined in myth and marble with his own temple on the National Mall — would not at first blush say much about his own instincts for modesty or self-effacement.

Ah, that Obama. So presumptuous. Hmm. Where have I heard that before?