The author, Ken Buck, is delusional comparing his Republican ideals (limited government, job creation, border security, budget balancing, deregulation) to the ideals of Lincoln and Roosevelt. Both Lincoln and Roosevelt ballooned government--you know, paying for wars and all those new regulatory agencies to oversee emancipation laws and to protect the huge portions of land Roosevelt made national parks/preserves. On immigration, Lincoln was a staunch proponent of giving shelter to oppressed and underprivileged immigrants and refugees seeking shelter in the USA. Buck comparing Lincoln's and Roosevelt's ideals to modern Republican ideals is not only inaccurate but terribly offensive to honoring Lincoln and Roosevelt's contributions to what are now considered liberal/Democrat ideals--such as protecting our environment, immigrants and refugees, and the underprivileged. I don't see many modern Republicans agreeing with Lincoln or Roosevelt on many things. What a logical fallacy of an article