“I have said that any man who attempted by force or unparliamentary disorder to obstruct or interfere with the lawful count of the electoral vote should be lashed to the muzzle of a twelve-pounder gun and fired out of a window of the Capitol. I would manure the hills of Arlington with fragments of his body, were he a Senator or a chief magistrate of my native state! It is my duty to suppress insurrection–my duty!”
slicethelife 
People are stupid
I like the way he thinks and would hope for no less.
a true patriot
And then Lincoln was sworn in, and the next month the Civil War broke out. Hoping we reconcile peacefully in 2021 and move forward.
same here.
yes, guards of yore wouldn’t have been helping the rioters down the steps!
“I would manure the hills of Arlington with fragments of his body, were he a Senator or a chief magistrate of my native state!”
That’s a bold statement. And an accurate reaction, imho…….
Read historical fiction novel 1812. Seems Winnie had a great deal of military brilliance and leadership during and after the time period.
Since I am into the Civil War- I tend to think of him in terms of that era- past his prime but he had been around for decades and didn’t reach his high position by not performing well.
He is new to me. Thank you for introducing him to me.
I mourn the demise of the Republican Party. Those guys are twisting themselves into pretzels trying to call insurrection by some other name. For all their faults, they’ve done good things for the country. They were the party of abolition and voting rights. Now they’re the party of alt reality and the cult of personality. I’ll miss them…