" Virginia expresses 'profound regret' for slavery"

A small step for Virginia:

RICHMOND, Virginia: The Virginia General Assembly voted unanimously to express "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery, the latest in a series of strides the Southern state has made in overcoming its segregationist past. - IHT

Maybe in another hundred years they will get around to apologize for seceding from the Union and for the Civil War.

If you ever run across an ass who defends the Confederate Flag by stating that his great, great, granddaddy fought for that flag, you can point out that somebody else's great, great, grandfather kicked his ass and told him never to fly it again. (You could also take a higher path and simply mention that General Lee would not approve.)

I refer to Northern Virginia (where I currently work) as 'Occupied Virginia.' This is where all the 'beltway bandits' are located and most of the people who work here, like me, are from somewhere else.