[lentulusgracchus]

However, he remained consistent in those views while Madison fell under the spell of Jefferson and went downhill theoretically thereafter.

By which we are to understand, of course, that Madison realized his error, apprehended the cloven foot of his former bedmate, and moved to redeem his humanity -- whereas, of course, Hamilton did not.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Madison realized his error when the democRAT Congress refused to recharter the Bank. Hamilton was right and he eventually realized it as did most of the rational democRATs (always a minority) forcing them to recharter the Bank under Monroe. Jefferson implicitly admitted that H was correct as well since he (apparently the bargain agreed to with H to throw the election of 1800 to J) left his financial program in place unchanged.

Interesting that you should speak so ill of a man who devoted his entire adult life to the strengthening of the United States of America. Shows pretty clearly what your values are.