Great Louisianan Yankee Hating Minds are a precious thing to waste. [I had to put a pic of William Tecumseh to go with this piece, could not pass the occasion! -- AI]
Um, yes, state's rights to keep that "peculiar" little institution. As you mentioned in a previous post: never underestimate ideologues and romantics in the face of what the historical evidence actually suggests.
Yes, AI, there's just something Shermanesque about ol Sherman which Abe, no matter how tough he was, just did not have the face for [although Grant could come fairly close to Sherman, at times]
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Um, yes, state's rights to keep that "peculiar" little institution. As you mentioned in a previous post: never underestimate ideologues and romantics in the face of what the historical evidence actually suggests.
Nice work on the pic, AI. Nice work indeed.
Yes, AI, there's just something Shermanesque about ol Sherman which Abe, no matter how tough he was, just did not have the face for [although Grant could come fairly close to Sherman, at times]
AA, you're right: there's just no messin' around with a grin like that.
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