On the Confederate Flag

Go peruse reputable conservative sites like National Review, etc in the wake of the Confederate flag flap and you'll walk away disgusted by the comments. There are southerners - or at least those who claim to be southerners - spewing ridiculous revisionist history, and more. It's gone so far as to argue that the end of slavery was bad (they were better off before - they had no job or home once emancipated!) and one long doozy that went on about how if slavery was bad, why did Africans practice it? Their answer: that means it wasn't!). 

There's more, but you get the gist. 

Folks, these aren't conservatives, or Republicans, even if they share some ideas on limited government and foreign policy. These people are either legitimate racists or so far gone upstairs they should be on meds. Now that the GOP has come out against the flag, they threaten to vote independent.

The party of Lincoln, Ike, Reagan, and Bush should welcome their defection. I want no part of their kind.