lunedì 3 dicembre 2007

Three Cheers for W(h)igs

In keeping with my friend CompTron's desire to disambiguate the world, I offer an explanation of the many kinds of Whigs:

Here are some famous American Whigs or ex-Whigs:

Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Webster, and Henry Clay:





Here are some less famous American Whigs who ran for president, and won in two cases:

John Tyler, Millard Filmore, and Winfield Scott:


And here is the least famous American W(h)ig of them all:

I actually had this haircut from ages 3-8. Good choice, mom.

I'm currently polling the support for this w(h)ig. Send in your vote, and I'll let you know the results.

1 commento:

CompTron ha detto...

my vote is a resounding yes. make that w(h)ig a reality! and thank you for the disambiguation. disambiguity. the world could certainly use more of it. i mean, less of the...ambiguity. geez. i need to sleep.