But in following such folly to its illogical conclusion, the Republicans are guilty of playing the Democrats' game, which we will lose every time.
The GOP, and Bush in particular, should come out and publicly embrace Lott's apology and tell everyone "It's time to get back to work." Instead, the GOP is on the defensive because they put themselves there by backstabbing one of their own.
It's high time Karl Rove got us on the offense here moving the ball down the field, and putting the heat on Sheets is a good start.