[CA Conservative]

Many GOP moderates, also saw an opening and pounced on the opportunity to get rid of someone they didn't like at all, a conservative named Trent Lott.

Actually, the biggest drive to get rid of Lott within the GOP came from the conservative wing, not the moderates. In the beginning, you had Specter, Warner, etc. all out there defending Lott. Nickles was the first to call for him to step down, if you recall.

[Reagan Man]

I wasn't talking about actual GOP insiders. The vast majority of Republican Congressmen where silent on the Lott issue. I was talking more about those who try to shape and influence opinions, the political pundits. And of course, our very own community of FReepers.

After this entire Lott fiasco, I'm questioning the conservative credentials of everyone, from inside the party, to general rank and file members. People who I considered conservative before the Lott issue broke, are looking more like part of the adversarial faction, which includes RINO`s, neocons and in many cases, GOP moderates.

GOP unity is paramount to the future success of the Bush agenda. This division within the GOP, doesn't help. The real enemy is suppose to be the liberal Democrats and the liberal establishment, in general. As the party of Lincoln and Reagan, we shouldn't be crucifying our own.