Posted on 01/17/2014 5:55:06 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
“Lee was a Confederate hero, not a United States hero, hence his image does not belong in the oval office. “
It’s already been there, during the Presidency of Dwight Eisenhower who knew a thing or two about patriotism. See post #39.
” I second the call for Patton”
Is that George S Patton the Confederate officer, or his grandson in WWII?
No way Lee could ever have lived long enough to be elected President. Even if he had, I doubt we'd elect a 170 year old to any office (Lee got his citizenship back in 1975, and Southerner Jimmy Carter got elected the next year).
But if you're assuming that Lee would have been a excellent president of the country he'd rejected, that's also a dubious assumption. He didn't have much more of a political mind than Grant -- if that.
I can't take he question very seriously in any case. Lee's health was in decline even during the war. He didn't have all his powers by war's end and didn't have much time left.
Scott’s Mexico City campaign was so audacious, even the aged Wellington thought Scott was sure to be beaten. And even when elderly and obese, Scott had a role in building the army and the strategy used against the Confederates.
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