You asked what I meant by "greater understanding" in this sentence. What I meant is that's what the Democrats can say...that Senator Lott has spoken to them, been on BET, gotten a real earful about why what he said was offensive to them. And, after Lott makes that journey, the Republicans are going to dump him? If it happens, the libs are going to be able to use that to "prove" that the Republicans will not accept tolerance.
The Bush team should've thought this one through. I don't know who's going to win and who's going to lose this high-stakes game. All I'm saying is that I'm impressed that Senator Lott didn't fold. Now, if we could just get to the promised PBA ban...
I'll give you that he is a fighter, but fighter for what? On the point of staying MPL in the Senate, he didn't fold, he fought. On the point of forcing racial preference as a matter of law, he recently came out in favor of affirmative action -- which makes a negative impression on me. Has he always been in favor of affirmative action? Or did he fold?