A Confederacy of Dunces

[joeybee12]

April is the cruelest month. Or, if you live in Virginia, Confederate History Month.

The state is buzzing over Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proclamation urging citizens to spend the month recalling Virginia’s days as a member of the Confederate States of America. Although since McDonnell had previously turned April over to child abuse prevention, organ donation and financial literacy, perhaps it was O.K. to just pick your favorite.

The original Confederate History proclamation was a miracle of obfuscation. It did not even mention slavery. On Wednesday, the governor apologized for that and said that slavery “has left a stain on the soul of this state and nation.”

People, what’s our bottom line here. The governor of Virginia has decided to bring slavery into his overview of the history of the Confederacy. Good news, or is this setting the bar a wee bit too low?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/opinion/08collins.html?hp

[BrklynLiberal]

1. I am sure that John Kennedy Toole would have been pleased to see this appropriate use of his title.

[cliffordu]

2. Yep. Great book, too....

[ixion]

3. Yep, we agree on that.

:)

[emulatorloo]

5. Probably time to re-read it again. . .

n/t

[RaleighNCDUer]

4. Baby steps -

next step, if slavery left a stain on the soul of this state and nation, then what about a war fought for, and a nation created for defense of slavery?

C'mon, McDonnell. You can do it - The Confederacy left a stain on the soul of this state and nation.

Is THAT so hard to say?