I thnk it was Shelby Foote that said that the root cause of the War between the States was that we lost our genius for compromise. I understand what he meant, but there are times where compromise is just another word for BOHICA.
Where would so many of the Bush apologists be 250 years ago? We already are pleased to accept tenfold more than our forefathers shed blood to be free from.
Dead, or in red uniforms, or both.