I think Civil War History is important, and tourists continue to flock to places like Gettysburg to experience this chapter of American History. But that's the thing: most Americans want to learn about American history. On the other hand, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell -- reviving a tradition beloved by other Virginia Republican Governors -- thinks that the state's economy could benefit from catering to the thin sliver of the American populace who would prefer to simply learn about and publicly appreciate the rebels of the Confederacy that threatened to split the Republic asunder. Naturally, the whole slavery thing is a total bummer, and McDonnell initially made no mention of it in his proclamation that revived "Confederate History Month." After a public outcry, he begrudgingly apologized, but the damage was done in the form of the media's coverage of the matter, which they managed with their typical aplomb.