Why Lincoln Matters

Why Lincoln Matters: Today More Than Ever (2004) is a book by former New York Governor Mario Cuomo.

Cuomo negatively compares Lincoln to George W. Bush, who was then President of the United States.

Cuomo believed that Bush was a failure as President, whereas Lincoln was a success, and uses the book to explore the reasons why.

[1] Cuomo also criticizes other prominent Republicans such as Tom DeLay, Newt Gingrich, and Strom Thurmond.

[1] Cuomo ends the book with and hypothetical address that Lincoln could have delivered to that year's United States Congress where he still alive.