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I think blackmail may be one of Lott's specialties. It is my opinion that we are watching the self destruction of the Republican party. I am NOT a "Lott" republican, nor is Bush. But if Lott stays on as majority leader, EVERY republican will be tarred with the "racist, segregationist" brush in the next election. Winning against "moderate" democrats will become impossible in states like Pennsylvania. The next senate majority leader must be squeaky clean on this issue.

How can the republican party take truly principled positions on topics such as school choice, affirmative access (not action), conservative judges,etc., IF we are led by Lott. Every position we take will be viewed through the lens of "racism".

I can see it now - "Of course the republicans want to take funding from inner city schools and send it to white private schools, they're all a bunch of racists."

E-mail or call your senators!

Lott has to go. Why on earth the Republican Party and conservative movement has to pay so much to keep this mediocrity in power is beyond me. This is the same individual who turned the Clinton impeachment trial into a farce and he CANNOT be seen as the voice of the Party or it will be a minority for generations. It goes well beyond a simple misstatement (which this was NOT, it was intended); its a question of repeated incompetence and now, saving his own hide at the expense of the Party's. If he were concerned about it and the issues it represents, he'd have resigned as Majority Leader this past week.

How can the republican party take truly principled positions on topics such as school choice, affirmative access (not action), conservative judges,etc., IF we are led by Lott. Every position we take will be viewed through the lens of "racism".

This whole thing was handled badly and allowed to get blown way out of proportion. That's because Repubs still don't know they're up against a street fighter mentality, and don't have either the will or ability to respond in kind.

What Repubs should have done was to strongly question the intelligence of anyone who believed Lott still subscribed to the "Dixiecrat" line re segregation. He NEVER stated in his praise of Strom Thurmond that a 50some-year-old segregationist platform was the primary (or any other) reason for his speculations about a Thurmond presidency. That was an inference drawn by journalists!

Damage is done, though - but will the Pubs ever learn?

What's worse is that there is a struggle between Blacks and Hispanics within the Dim-o-cratic party and PRIOR to supporting Lotts racist past and curent positions we had real oppurtunity to gain more black votes.