[sinkspur]

His comments were reprehensible.

And he's apologized for them. He'll apologize for them some more.

He said "I will not step down for something I'm not."

Good for him. He may decide to let the GOP Senate have another vote on him for Leader, but under no circumstances should he allow the race pimps, the I-hate-Trent-Lott-because-of-impeachment conservatives, or the Wall Street Journal Editorial Page force him out of office.

[Dave S]

He may decide to let the GOP Senate have another vote on him for Leader, but under no circumstances should he allow the race pimps, the I-hate-Trent-Lott-because-of-impeachment conservatives, or the Wall Street Journal Editorial Page force him out of office.

I can live with that. Allow all the Republican Senators including Talent, Coleman, Dole, Sununu, and Chambliss to have an opportunity to vote on Majority Leader. It was unusual for Lott to push his own re election up during the lame duck session.

[Endeavor]

It took three apologies to get to a close approximation of an apology. There's a difference between apologizing and doing the right thing - in other words, paying for the damage you've done. Maybe you've heard of the word "justice?" Or then again, maybe not.