Mr. Petigru was an eminent native of South Carolina; if memory serves me well, he wrote an improved, or perhaps I should say regularized update of the state's legal codes that formed the basis of its post-Civil War code. Wikipedia would know...
So, tomorrow is the big day. I wish I could go to the Bernie rally, with Bernie present, but I'll be counting the vote and it's "first come, first served."
Let's hear it for Sadie Hawkins!
ReplyDeleteBeen years since I heard that name!
ReplyDeleteOr Li'l Abner, for that matter.
DeleteI especially appreciated what Gabbard said because I had not truly realized how hawkish Clinton is on foreign policy.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised by Tulsi Gabbard's endorsement, and very grateful for the timing of it…!
ReplyDeleteAlan, many thanks for the quote! I'll bet Stephen Colbert could get some mileage out of it!
ReplyDelete"South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum."
--James Louis Petigru, 1860
Mr. Petigru was an eminent native of South Carolina; if memory serves me well, he wrote an improved, or perhaps I should say regularized update of the state's legal codes that formed the basis of its post-Civil War code. Wikipedia would know...
Delete--Alan
So, tomorrow is the big day. I wish I could go to the Bernie rally, with Bernie present, but I'll be counting the vote and it's "first come, first served."
ReplyDeleteHere are some nice springtime photos from hereabouts:
ReplyDeleteOrchards in bloom [Click]
Only one photo here, but it is a nice one--plum orchard and mountains [Click]
Wildflowers [Click]
--Alan
Bernie's supporters have chipped in 42 megabucks so far in February, and the goalposts were moved to 45 megabucks...
ReplyDelete--Alan