re: #73 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I read that it was because he hated the historical figure of Patton, who was an outstanding commanding general but otherwise a totally obnoxious bastard.

Quick question — in what way was Patton an outstanding general? What did he achieve in his career that would have people rate him as successful? I don’t recall anything in particular, was there something in his pre-WWII career that was a standout?

Eisenhower had him bang to rights, making him the head of the fake Army structure that attempted to deceive the Germans before the Normandy invasions.