After the Revolution, a schism began to form among the founding fathers as to whether or not to favor Britain or France in trade agreements and such. The schism gradually grew to the point where there was a falling out between Washington and Jefferson while GW was president. The Jeffersonians (anti-Federalists or Democratic-Republicans) favored the French. The Federalists (let by Washington, Adams and Hamilton) favored the British. The John Jay treaty with the England was the culmination of Washington's pro-British policy. The ensuing 200+ years have proved the Federalists right over and over when it came to choosing England over France.
Thanks for that bit of history, and I love your tagline. I remember hearing President Reagan say that at the memorial for the Challenger astronauts, on television, it made me cry then, and still gets me misty.