And not just the willingness to fight. If Lott has been someone who isn't a racist but has had a strange tolerance for those who are, and he has gotten a kick in the ass that has finally caused him to understand the reasons that our conservative philosophy is incompatible with racist views and that he must not act is if they are no big deal but instead repudiate them whenever he encounters them, then something good may have come out of all this and he might be salvageable. But the proof will be in the pudding.
I agree wit that.
I also agree with Poohbahs not so subtle evaluation of Trent Lotts neuron count which is why I would have voted for Frist, Santorum or McConnell in that order.