Well, then, what are we to make of Democrat Senator Carl Levin's September 24th praise of Thurmond? Among other things, Levin said, " ... I am pleased to join my colleagues in paying tribute to Senator Strom Thurmond and honoring him for his unparalleled record of public service to this Nation." And then a few sentences later, Levin says, "In 1948, while he was still Governor, [Thurmond] ran for President as a State's Right Democrat and received 39 electoral votes, the third best showing by an independent candidate in U.S. history."
From the NRO Selective Moral Outrage, Part II
The whole commentary is really worth the read...and I'm saving it to upload tomorrow.
Agreed, Lott needs to quit apologizing...he digs himself a deeper grave every time he does it. And further agreed, he should wait six months and then quietly step down as majority leader...he has ALWAYS been awful at it. "Leader" when used in the context of Lott has always been an oxymoron.