Speaking of which, I would bet President Lincoln felt pretty “blessed” in finally finding a general who would fight to win instead of posturing near the battle field.
Had President Bush gone through as many generals as Lincoln went through, our congress today would have had a conniption fit over it. Lincoln also suspended Habeas Corpus and threw some newspaper men into jail. Our congress today would have loved that one too.
I remember another President named George, but in this case it was George Washington, who had similar problems. This other George also had a congress that would not and could not fund the war, and states that didn’t want to spend any money either. Only a third of the country supported him and he had to confiscate local farmers food to feed his men. He almost quit a few times because the US Congress was so inept and uncooperative.
It seems little has changed between then and now. It seems to me President Bush is in pretty good company, and our congress remains self-centered egotists full of themselves and more than a few being less than patriotic.