On Tuesday, our wonderful Governor McDonnell declared April to be Confederate History Month in Virginia.Cool. Love it when we show our southern pride.
Apparently he did it because he wanted to promote Virginia's role in the Civil War (or the War Between the States). And who wouldn't? Virginia has more Civil War battlefields and more confederate cemeteries than any other state in the country. In fourth grade when we took Virginia history, we studied the Civil War for like two weeks. And then there's the fact that Richmond, our current capital, was the capital of the Confederate States for quite a while. Oh and you can't forget the Confederate heroes like General Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson who were from our lovely state.
So, I guess that I just can't figure out why McDonnell has been catching so much flack for his decision. I mean it's not like this is anything new or weird or offensive or anything.
April was Confederate History Month under our last two Republican governors, although the last time we had one of those was eight years ago.
Next thing you know, we'll be reinstating our old holiday, Lee-Jackson-King Day, (it was split into Lee-Jackson Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 2000). There really is nothing better than a holiday that celebrates both civil war confederate heroes and a civil rights god, especially when the alphabet conveniently puts the confederate guys first!
Never fear. The South WILL rise again.
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