The Whigs abhor autocratic executive rule, yet love the Bank of the United States. Thus, when an executive goes to great lengths to reconstitute the Bank of the United States, we don’t know what to do so we all get coffee and talk about how if we had gotten Henry Clay elected everything would have worked out fine. In fact, no matter what happens on the national scene, we end up talking about Henry Clay.

Whigs don’t get a lot done is what I’m saying.

I know nothing about the political activities in which I participate! What nativist party? I have no idea what you’re talking about!

I love you all so much..

You know, Craig, almost nothing you could do would warm the cockles of my heart more than posting just such a screed.
(Not that warming my personal cockles is high on your to do list.)

KR: maybe you can:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Whig_Party

Note: I just pass this along for information. I consider the new Whig party to be a bunch of splitters, like the People’s Front of Judea and the Judean People’s Front.

Damnit Craig, after your first post in the comments I was all ready to make the joke that the Whigs were the modern-day derivation of the People’s Front of Judea, and I get to the bottom and find out you’ve already tied them together.

I guess I can console myself with the old “Great minds think alike?”

I’ve always regretted I didn’t get a chance to vote for Clay and Frelinghuysen back in ‘44.

No, you’re going about this all wrong.  The new party should be the Wig party.  Only those with removable hair can be elected.  Who wouldn’t vote for a Ted Danson / David Lee Roth led party?

The Modern Whig Party was revived by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, a few of whom should garner some sympathy for being lifelong Cleveland Indians and Browns fans.

But if the Whigs are splitters, can perhaps in time the Modern Whigs will invoke the fear of the “crack suicide squad.”

Well, as long as we’re all agreed, “Andrew Jackson = Worst President Ever,” I think I’m happy.

Easy now.  I have the Nats (with Alex K who has since quit on me (jerk)) in a sim league.  So please, less mocking of THE Strasburg and more making fun of Miguel Cabrera or something.