[tumblindice]

The `Whigamores’ were Presbyterians opposed to a possible line of English Catholic kings starting with James II.
The name migrated over here and was applied to those who opposed a king-like democrat, Andrew Jackson.
Jackson started the practice of vetoing anything-and-everything he didn’t like that was proposed by Congress, although many argued he was violating Constitution delineation of powers between coequal branches of government. They really busted his balls.
But the Whigs imploded with Millard Fillmore, and were replaced by the Republicans in 1856.

Padre, if the GOP-e doesn’t have the stones to ride herd on a (very) pale imitation of A. Jackson, maybe we need to look into `Whigs: the Sequel’?

[xzins]

It is time for crossing the Delaware. We’ve been in Valley Forge too long.

[gusty]

The Whigs imploded with Fillmore because Fillmore agreed to the Compromise of 1850. This infuriated the Northern anti-slavery Whigs. Remember Fillmore was Zach Taylor's VP. Taylor wanted nothing to do with the Compromise. Taylor was of the mindset to get the Civil War going a decade earlier. He leaned toward coercing the Southern states to stay within the Union. Taylor died in office before the bullets could fly, and his VP Fillmore agreed to the Compromise of 1850. The Republican Party was formed by not only anti-slavery Whigs, but also anti-slavery Democrats. A few years after the Whigs imploded over slavery, the Democrats imploded over slavery themselves in 1860. The extremists among the Democrats couldn't stomach Douglas on popular sovereignty. They wanted the extension of slavery in the territories to be complete.