At first mention of Lott's remarks I listed the Dem's racist actions which far outstripped Lott's words.
Clinton and his idolization of Fulbright.
Gore, Sr. opposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and making the maid sit in the car.
Gore, Jr. limiting the blacks on his Secret Service detail.
Byrd in the hood.
Hillary!'s "f--king Jew b-st-rd!"
Al Sharpton's "interlopers".
Jesse Jackson's "Hymietown".
And on, and on, and on.
I called Senator Domenici's office and gave my friend there the long version, loud ("strident").
Then it became apparent that nowhere in this great land was anything like that being said outside Rush Limbaugh, Ms. Thurnstrom, and Bill Bennett.
Lott apologized and apologized and apparently was headed toward a Maoist/Stalinesque self-abasement in the square.
Bennett's remark was that he was headed for reparations, echoing my silent dread.
At Impeachment time, Lott was protecting Clinton.
In setting up the Senate elected in 2000 Lott was "sharing power" with that chancrous maggot Daschle.
Now Lott had demonstrated the political savvy of a manic Jerry Lewis, berating "his kids" during a telethon.
How would he handle it? Would he actually follow through on his threat to leave the Senate--and thus his seat to a Dem appointed by the Mississippi governor?
He announces, "I shall not seek, and shall not accept the nomination to be your president", "you won't have Nixon to kick around anymore", "I want to spend more time with my family".
It had become Ground Hog Day, and he couldn't change the calendar.
Had every Republican touted the Dem's actions vs. Lott's words, things might have been different.
This then is the "new tone"?
So I called Senator Domenici's office and my friend there had met Bill Frist and "there isn't a nicer man in Washington" and the "new year looks very bright".
I have next to no idea about Bill Frist other than when the bullets flew in the Capitol, he went to work to triage.
Anyone in lock step to Maxine Waters is not going to be swayed by anything Lott would have done, ever.
They would be broke now, having lost it all in investments with Solomon Smith Barney Frank.
I don't see what Bush could do that would speak louder than having Colin Powell as Secretary of State and Condoleezza Rice as National Security Advisor.
As for Lott, he opened his mouth and marched the school band into it.
He would, as Bennett suggested, have been willing to debate reparations to save his position, and that was where his quarterback position was rescinded.
I prefer the Walter E. Williams position on reparations: there shall be none.
You've got to be kidding. Standing up to the Demonrat liberal race baiters and exposing their hypocrisy and lying accusations has NEVER stopped them from parroting the same phoney accusations before.
Trent Lott however fell right into their trap and gave them the ammo they needed with statements that could easily be interpreted as racist. It would have been foolish for the GOP to waste political capital defending him.