Some ed-u-mah-cay-shen

Read Steve Gilliard today on the myth of the Confederacy -- Senator George Allen's little fantasy idea (and the fantasy of so many others, an alternative universe created out of stupidity and defeat). Even if he is not a professional historian (and for all I know he may actually be) Steve remains one of the most interesting writers on military matters around, one of the great benefits of the rise of the blogosphere.

You know one guy who's opinion I'd like to hear about George Allen's love of the Confederacy is that of perhaps the greatest player Allen's father ever had, Dave "Deacon" Jones - a guy who grew up understandably angry about his treatment as an African-American in the South.

I think he'd feel it deserving of a solid head slap.