Cocky Vols Fall to the Gamecocks

I've been involved in political campaigns since before I could grow a beard. The wins are sweet and the losses are devastating. I've lost a few close ones, and definitely a few long shots, but the ones that hurt the worst are those you can't see coming. Overconfidence is the enemy of success. I can …

Stonewalled in Georgia

Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was one of the greatest generals in military history. He was also a colorful and downright strange person, even by the standards of his time. Jackson could be found milling about camp sucking on lemons to “ease his ulcers.” Sometimes he included a regimen of booming shouts into his daily exercises, because …