Matthews compared Bush performance at press conference to Lincoln

SUMMARY: During MSNBC's special coverage of President Bush's May 25 press conference with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Chris Matthews touted Bush's repudiation of previous remarks in which Bush stated that he wanted Osama bin Laden brought to justice "dead or alive," and in which he seemed to dare Iraqi insurgents who would attack U.S. troops, stating, "Bring 'em on." Matthews stated that Bush's remarks contained a "little bit of Lincoln" and that the "shared grief with the American people" expressed by Bush during the conference was "what Lincoln felt too."

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