Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts

The political beliefs of both Grant and Lee were two very different yet extreme views. Grant was, I guess in this century, more of a liberal. He was ready to change the United States and was vicious in doing so. He seemed to be a much stronger person mentally than Lee only because he grew up in a rougher environment which makes me think he was a stronger and more concrete(?) leader. Lee on the other hand represents more of the conservative political party. He doesn't think the United States needs change and was content with the state that it was in. He doesn't seem like he was going to sit back and let Grant take over his country but he doesn't seem like he was as strong willed as Grant either.

In today's society no one is really "this" way or "that" way. I don't really think that you can be. Every political party has faults within it and I don't think they really satisfy every party member/supporter, even though they are more for them than the opposing parties. For example, a person might support the Republican party for the most part, but might not agree with their decision on the War in Iraq. Obviously, one must choose one way or the other when voting however you might not agree with everything that party stands for. It's different moreso in other countries where you have extreme supporters who are willing to blow themselves up for democracy or whatever they might be protesting. I don't think American citizens are that politically concerned(?) enough to blow themselves up for their political party.