[Travis McGee]

Very nice scenario for an unfolding "Civil War 2". One of many possiblitities....

[junta]

Have you read Chittum's CW II?

[bvw]

I've been reading up on Chester A. Arthur. He was head of the Port of NY -- sort of a equivalent-level position to Rubin's. Back in the swinging years of the late 1800's. Interesting stuff.

Consider that the last great refuge of political patronage at that scale is now the big Banks.