First, and most importantly: happy birthday to my dear wife Kristen. 29 looks pretty good on her. Second, far less importantly, and unrelated - I just finished Americas Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas and the Compromise that Preserved the Union (referring to the compromise of 1850) by Fergus Bordewich. I have come to the conclusion that I dont really buy the proposal that some have made that slavery was NOT the key issue leading up to the Civil War. Most of the economic and states rights arguments swirled, almost exclusively, it seems around the so-called property rights of the Southern states.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 20:43:15 +0000