[celmak]

This whole notion of getting rid of this flag is totally misplaced. If we are going to do something with substance, we should ban the political Party that upheld slavery without apology.

It is the Democrat Party that has this heritage of hate. No Republican EVER held slaves - ONLY DEMOCRATS. The Democrat Party has NEVER apologized for slavery! If we are going to ban anything meaningful because of slavery - BAN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY !!!

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

Democrat primary voters do not value free thinkers.

They value political correctness and marching in lockstep.

Webb had a very slim chance to begin with. Now he is effectively sunk.

Socialist Bernie Sanders is the only one left standing in the way of the Clinton machine juggernaut.

[rktman]

Hmmm. Okay, so let me get this straight. If “we” find something to patently offensive all we have to do now is demand any and all references to it erased? Well, I find that slavery was really offensive so I guess we need to remove all reference to it from the history books and take down any plaque or monument referencing it and viola, evathing thang goin’ be awright. Dang that was easier than I thought. Now, moving on to the offensiveness of the dem party........... :>}

[skeeter]

We should also remember that honorable Americans fought on both sides in the Civil War, including slave holders in the Union Army from states such as Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware, and that many non-slave holders fought for the South.

With the doctrinaire blockheads on the left this most certainly will not compute. To them, life is like a Disney movie where the bad guys are the bad guys - no nuance, no acceptable alternative perspective.

Their whole worldview crumbles into the fever swamp of their minds if they allow their brains to engage.

[XRdsRev]

“and that many non-slave holders fought for the South.”

It is common knowledge to anyone who knows Civil War military history that the vast majority of the Confederate Army/Navy/Marines was made up of non-slaveholders.

[XRdsRev]

“and that many non-slave holders fought for the South.”

It is common knowledge to anyone who knows Civil War military history that the vast majority of the Confederate Army/Navy/Marines was made up of non-slaveholders.

[Albion Wilde]

Uh, an ineligible and criminal administration?

[ek_hornbeck]

Unlike most white Democrats, Webb doesn't feel the need to grovel and apologize for his heritage. This yet another reason why he will never get any traction in the Democratic primaries. The other main reasons are his opposition to gun control and (most importantly) the fact that he isn't Hillary the annointed.

I wish Webb did get some traction, since he represents a type of Democrat that's almost extinct: a Truman or Humphrey style liberal rather than an Obama-style radical. That doesn't sit well with most Democrats because their party organization and ideology is basically totalitarian: deviate from groupthink on any issue and you're out of the game.