1. Because he's retiring. 2. Because he didn't make the idiotic statement, and, most important, 3. BECAUSE HE'S NOT THE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE!
Another question is why hasn't the entire State of North Carolina apologized for elected Thurmond? Why hasn't Lizzie Dole stepped down after praising Thurmond?
The whole issue is a non-issue. An issue entirely driven by the liberal media. Snore.
But it's a LEFTY non-issue which means it'll hang on like the 2000 re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-count fiasco BECAUSE IT ISN'T LOTT THEY'RE AFTER, IT IS PRESIDENT BUSH THEY ARE AFTER.....come to think of it, AL GORE started THIS fiasco TOO.