Was Salmon P. Chase the George Costanza of Lincoln's Cabinet?

The drunken interns at guerrotype accidentally typing something not stupid about William Seward in Team of Rivals reminds me that the most despicable person attached to Lincoln (not including McClellan, the Lebron James of the Civil War) was Salmon Chase.  First of all, don't let yourself be named after a fish.  Come the fuck on already.  But even more annoying than his cattiness behind Lincoln's back and whining and mewling for the presidency was his (which Doris points out with absolute relish) pulling the 'ol "well, I'd just be in the way, I should stay here" pussy move instead of running straight to Lincoln's bedside as he lay dying.  Classic move (and SOOOO Xmastime!)