civil war

Tonight one of my best friends, Kevin, broke a cardinal rule of being a grown-up and having a tv and movie player of some sort of his own so he can watch whatever he wants whenever he wants. Of his own violition, my boy watched "Ole Yeller".

So, today Campfield says

Some people really hate the far left. Although they are wrong on so many issues I try never to hate. More, I feel sorry for their lack of knowledge. I guess their lack of a quality education, mixed with their unwillingness to learn, admit facts or law that may contradict what ever it is they want to do at that particular moment has held them back.

The smell of black powder and thunder from the past will be heard in the hills between Bell Buckle and Wartrace this weekend as 300 Civil War reenactors gather for the 145th anniversary of the Battle...

I’ve been watching a Civil War flick.

Before the Civil War, the U.S. Constitution provided that slaves be counted as three-fifths of a person for purposes of congressional apportionment. But all that ended 148 years ago. Yet in 2008, the Democrats -- you know, the party of "count every vote" -- are planning on giving delegates from Florida and Michigan half-votes.

David Oatney sees impending doom for the Democratic Party in November 5th:

If Barack Obama loses in November, it may not just precipitate a Democratic Party civil war, but a complete restructuring of the Democratic Party as a political entity.