"And then there are those who to maneuver to identify themselves with their ancestors, who they fancy lived in a romantic, Disneyesque Song-of-the-South golden age. In their fevered minds, wrongs -- real, exaggerated, or imagined -- committed against their ancestors robbed them of paradise (sounds a lot like the Shiites, doesn't it?). "

Well, you know Mr. Howerton, we "fevered mind", "to be pitied" people who STILL feel a strong pride for our brave Confederate Ancestors just might find it offensive to be likened to "Shiites", so maybe you should recommend your own post for deletion.

Carolyn