That line was the one that proved, among other things, that she knew nothing about Civil War history--and nothing about the Democratic party. She just wanted a fast, alliterative insult but didn't have any facts upon which to base it, and I gather her audience wasn't exactly knowledgeable about history or politics, either. In the 1860s, the Democratic party was the party of states' rights far more than it was about slavery. There were plenty of monied, land-owning Republicans and northerners who owned slaves--and many many of them who supported slavery, too.

No snow here since Wednesday! It was fairly light that day but there was a layer of ice underneath it and so naturally, tons of places shut down. Tonight and early tomorrow, they're expecting snow and ice to the northwest of here--like up in Amarillo and even as close as Wichita Falls. But here it's just going to be cold rain. I'm starting to get sick of the gray, cloudy days. Dave wasn't able to play golf last weekend, and we've been cooped up in the house together for a bit too long, I think. I hope the snow and ice don't come further south and east than they're predicting!