I'm sure he was. But he isn't remembered for his enlightened racial views.

>Don't insult Jeff Davis! He was a great Sec of War in the 1850s.
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>>>http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0408/Secrecy_and_propriety_in_Kentucky.html
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>>>He didn't volunteer (or the media didn't print it) his opinion of the national security simulation results with Hillary or McCain...
>>>
>>>If they were highly classified, what's he doing commenting on them? Get HIM out of office!
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>>Boy?
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>>I wonder if Rep. Davis is a direct descendant of Jefferson Davis ;-)