Miss. Governor Haley Barbour defends the confederacy

Apparently, defending the confederacy really is a new GOP talking point. Last week, the new Governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell, caused a firestorm when the declared that April was "Confederate History Month."

Yesterday, CNN's Candy Crowley had what CNN billed as an "exclusive interview" with another GOP superstar, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour. He currently heads the campaign committee for Republican Governors and he used to be the RNC Chairman. And, there's a lot of speculation that Barbour will run for president in 2012.

Barbour is on board with celebrating the confederacy and really didn't understand the controversy: