The proclamation April has officially been designated as Confederate History month in the state of Virginia by its governor, Bob McDonnell. A proclamation that began under former Virginia governor, George Allen; Bob McDonnell reinstated Confederate History month in time to mark the one-hundred and fiftieth anniversary to the start of the American Civil War.1 Not without controversy, this decision by governor McDonnell has been used as an opportunity by liberal opponents to racially charge McDonnell with adhering to a legacy of bigotry and hatred. As seen in the recent months, many liberal special-interest groups and democrat politicians have injected racism as a deterrent towards the GOP’s efforts to establish a minority base. There is little dispute that black racial allegiance to a party largely favors Democrats, but this scare tactic has been implemented by many within the liberal circle as an effort to off-set growing concerns of the poor policy decisions made by the liberal-controlled congress in recent years.
