[cowboyway]

My point is the war was begin by the south, over slavery

First, slavery was the occasion, not the cause. Do you understand the distinction?

Second, the South didn't start the 'war' but we did fire the first shot. (Who started this recent war in the Middle East? Israel or Hezbollah?)

led to the horrors of Andersonville

Northern politicians played politics with Andersonville then just as your northern politicians play politics with Abu Gurab and Gittmo now.

http://feministblogs.org/tag/robert-e-lee/
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/People/Robert_E_Lee/FREREL/1/21*.html

Feminist blogs and University of Chicago. Humph. I'm sure there's no bias on either of these two sites.

Did you read the rubbish that you posted? It's standard liberal bias and you so called 'conservatives' from the north eat this crap up.

REL was a man of the south, with all its quirky mixtures of honor and cruelty. That is neither complement or disparagement. Just fact.

Are you saying that Southerners are 'different' from people in other regions of the country?

[Donald Meaker]

I am saying that REL was a creature of his times.

Some of us know better now.

Others, not so sure.