[Torie]

Many have weathered the accusation of the race pimps as being racist for advocating welfare reform, cutting back on quotas, prosecuting and jailing criminals, etc., without getting paticularly bruised, and many have thrived. School vouchers is so juicey an issue to pursue this further. You have created a ersatz strawman, and are beating it to death. Some might suggest that you are a purveyor of pessimism, and have a negative view of the ability of the polity over time to make intelligent choices. I do not.

[Texasforever]

You have created a ersatz strawman, and are beating it to death. Some might suggest that you are a purveyor of pessimism, and have a negative view of the ability of the polity over time to make intelligent choices. I do not.

Torie I didn't create a straw man. You tell me, what conservative government leader has survived the charge of Racism or any of the other “Isms” out there.

[wardaddy]

have a negative view of the ability of the polity over time to make intelligent choices

Oh yeah....like the "polity" is now going to wake up from the Great Society deep sleep if Lott is forced out and Pubbies roll over in the name of racial sensitivity as usual. Hardly.

[Mo1]

Some might suggest that you are a purveyor of pessimism, and have a negative view of the ability of the polity over time to make intelligent choices. I do not.

I wouldn't call it a negative view .. IMO it is a realistic view

The fact is, yes we have been attacked and accused before .. but this time it's my thinking also, the left will really go on the attack with the racist issue and one by one go after the Republicans

Personally I think Lott will end up leaving mainly because these attacks are not going to go away and also because .. well everyone pretty much agrees he is a failure as ML

The bottom line is .. we are going to have to prepare ourselves as a party to what the futre brings