However, the non-performance of his online store with my pre-paid order has me very, very skeptical right now.  (That was $230+ of my hard-earned cash.)  It's going to take more than a jaw-dropping surprise move to earn my vote (and my money) back.

Just more than a little annoyed due to non-delivery.  John McCain, as a retired Navy Captain who has actually had a command assignment, would understand my displeasure.  (So would Sarah Palin, who's actually run a business.)  I'm less than thrilled that "not-Michigan" orders would get filled before mine (when I paid first), but that was merely the final straw on a list of disappointments.

That having been said, it's not November 4th yet.  I'll give Maverick a chance to re-earn my vote.

I posted a letter from Vern Ehlers (whom I happen to have on speed-dial) that goes into some detail on the bailout package that didn't get pressplay.  Included in that post is an interesting video . . . check it out.

Under the threat of me recalling my "contribution" most of my merchandise was delivered today via UPS-overnight.  (Not sure when the rest is coming; I'll check on that tomorrow.)

One of the most basic assumptions of a civil war is that the two parties are struggling for control of the same government; the loser will be subject to the winner.

However, the Confederate States of America, had they won, would have broken completely away from the United States and wanted nothing to do with Washington, DC.

This would be like calling the American Revolution the Second English Civil War.

Therefore, the proper name for the 1861 - 1865 conflict is the War of Confederate Rebellion.

For the record, my ancestor in question served in the U.S. 23rd Infantry Division.  (At least as far as I've been able to trace the family tree.)