William Walker

Check out this post from gjohnsit, a diarist a Daily Kos. His discussion of William Walker is quite thorough and interesting. I'm not sure if warlord is quite the right word for Walker, but I'm prepared to be convinced. He certainly was one of the great bastards of American history.

Incidentally, I wonder about the diarists over there. Do they get more or less readers than independent bloggers? My guess is less unless they get picked up at the main site. But I really have no idea.

Anyway, check the post out. It's very good.