Exactly. Strom is a good man. When Armstrong Williams was a teenager, he approached Strom and asked him directly, "Are you a racist?" Strom replied that Armstrong should come to work for him when he graduated and find out. Armstrong did, and he will tell you that Strom is a good man. Read the FR post, Reports of Thurmond's demise are exaggerated", by Armstrong Williams, if you are not convinced.
If you are still not convinced, Williams also stated, "I actually liked the old guy. I really did. I thought this guy's pretty cool. I tell my brothers and my friends, I really like Ole' Strom."
If you are still not convinced, how about this by Williams: "... if most black South Carolinians still don't exactly like Thurmond, they don't hate him, either. That means they don't mobilize against him when it's campaign season -- which is one major reason Thurmond is currently in his eighth Senate term."
You can read Armstrong's columns at this link. Be sure to check out his archive.
Of course, Jesse Jackson, the master race-baiter, shake-down artist, adulterer, and generally sorry excuse for a human being, is not particularly fond of Williams. In his column, "Did Freedom Alone Pay A Nation's Debt?", Jackson, while discussing the financial incentive of being black in the reparations scam, quoted Williams in the following manner:
"It would literally pay to be black," says Armstrong Williams, a black conservative commentator who has just left the office of Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.). Williams is not for reparations. "Everybody and their momma would claim they were black."
That alone (the fact that Jackson is not fond of him) bears witness to the outstanding character of Armstrong Williams.
Regarding Lott, I believe he should stand his ground, raise his middle finger, and tell those sorry race-baiters to piss off, quit their whining, and get a life. The fact that Lott is a whimpy majority leader is another issue altogether. But, no worry. Daschle will work diligently to keep Lott in "power".