[BillCompton]

I bet he was just trying to be endearing to the family, but his is the kind of thing that can make hey. It plays from two directions: Moderates get scared of by the "racist" Republicans and Southern Republicans revert back to Southern Democrats because he refuses to stand up for the unreconstructed south. Bad and bad. Sleeping dogs should be left alone and he just threw hot bacon grease on it. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Normally he is the consumate smart politician. Unbelievable!

[metesky]

Sleeping dogs should be left alone and he just threw hot bacon grease on it. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

I hold no brief for Lott. In my opinion he has not been a good leader (that power sharing vomit among other things).

The right of free association should not be left to die, however.