It's pro-slavery to support tax cuts

Sociologist James W. Loewen writes in the WaPo, "Five myths about why the South seceded." Of the five reasons stated, only two actually relate to the rationale of secession itself, but let that pass.

Reason number 3 is, "Most white Southerners didn't own slaves, so they wouldn't secede for slavery." After accurately pointing out that most Southern whites did not own even one slave, Loewen gives us this whopper:

Now you see, supporting the extension of the Bush tax cuts is just like supporting slaveowners even if you don't own slaves yourself.

So what to make of one Barack Obama?

President Barack Obama is surrounded by lawmakers as he signs a two-year extension of tax cuts. 
Read more: http://www.portfolio.com/business-news/2010/12/17/obama-signs-tax-cut-extension#ixzz1APHn2npA

That Barack Obama, what a racist!

As long as we're lingering on the WaPo, let's play WaPo Wheel of Fortune. Here's WaPo's sidebar ad-link to Slate.

Fill in the blank.

An engrossing page of links to Civil War history and interesting essays, including on slavery, is here.