Terminal Stupidity is not a thought crime, it's a long-term, incurable disease from which there is no escape but political death. In this case, demotion from a leadership position is the definition of "political death."
All of you who feel morally superior to Sen Lott should ask yourself: Have you ever said something terribly wrong? Have you ever had racist thoughts? Have you ever said anything racist? Oh, by the way how do you define racist? Is it a permanent condition or one dependent on time and circumstances?
I don't know if Lott is racist or not; I can't read his mind. But it is now evident to everyone but the dead that he is Terminally Stupid.
Firing Trent Lott will not solve one problem, not garner any more votes from the African-Americans nor make you feel really great about yourself more than a few moments.
Firing Chester will make lemonade out of lemons; I'm not in favor of pandering to any particular group of people to win their votes, whomever they may be; and yes, at the risk of sounding like an MMPI case study, the firing of Chester Lott will just fill me with warm fuzzies and tingly sensations for years and years to come.
Other than a vicious personal attack you have not alluded to one fact.