For once in my life, I need to defend Trent Lott. He knows what the rest of us know. Tom Daschle isn't interested in legitimate inquiries into the warplan. Trent Lott knows that Tom Daschle is seeking to weaken President Bush. Trent Lott knows Tom Daschle is trying anyway he can to lower President Bush's popularity numbers. Trent Lott knows partisan political advantage is Tom Daschle's priority.
Do you remember that it was Tom Daschle who broke tradition by criticizing President Bush when he went on his first European trip as President? Daschle knew better, he knew the media would protect him when he offered his insincere apology. The deed was done, the seed was planted. Even delivered in soft-spoken, almost hushed tones, Dashcle's real motives are clear