[Austin Willard Wright]

"Greater understanding!?" Lott's only new statement on race-related policy thus far is support for "affirmative action across the board." Is that what you men by his "greater understanding?"

[grania]

And if Lott goes, the GOP will be portrayed as the party which dumped a leader once he developed a greater understanding of race-related concerns.

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...