That is true,I can’t understand it either.
Tony Blankley is the only person on this panel with any intelligence.
He sees that there is plenty of energy behind Palin. Dowd says that if Palin is exciting that kind of energy, it’s a huge problem.
Hah! He spoke a truth without realizing it. It is a problem for the statists.
That is true, I can’t understand it either.
While that may be factually true as regards the actions and inactions of others, it is also irrelevant. Lott performed his own version of political hara-kiri all by himself.
There was no need for others to have to defend him. All he had to do was issue one statement to the effect, e.g. that "I made a simple, humorous compliment to an old colleague at a social gathering. The comment was a simple complimentary expression of friendship and honor for his long life of service to his country. There is nothing about it I need to explain, nor do I intend to do so. I will have no further comment."
Then, after making this statement, he should have just shut up, stuck to his guns, and gone back to work. It would have all blown over in a few days. It was the spectacle of Lott's abject hand-wringing apologies and stupid attempts to "explain" it that did him in, and he did it to himself.
With regards to the failure of others to step up and defend him, the noted ROP philosopher bin Laden expressed it well: "When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, they will naturally follow the strong horse."
When it became obvious Lott didn't have the strength and intelligence to defend himself properly, it is not reasonable to expect his fellow politicians, who are also cowards and incompetents, to risk their necks for him as well. This type of problem management, i.e. being unwilling or afraid to stand up to and face down opponents, is exactly what destroyed George Bush's presidency.