[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thanks for the link. Interesting results so far. Not much "outrage," but watch the clever left/press whip this into an international incident.

12/12/2002 - Updated 0-4:01:31 AM ET

Quick question results
 

Trent Lott is still under fire for saying the U.S. would be better off if Strom Thurmond had won the presidency in 1948 as a segregationist candidate. What should Lott do?

 27.24%
Step down as Senate GOP leader
 23.2%
None of the above
 18.41%
Resign from U.S. Senate
 14.6%
I don't care
 11.22%
Apologize on TV
 5.33%
Refuse Senate leadership post in '03

Total Votes:10156

[Reactionary]

"Trent Lott is still under fire for saying the U.S. would be better off if Strom Thurmond had won the presidency in 1948 as a segregationist candidate. What should Lott do?"

Lott said that, huh? Indeed. One minor point, though. Lott was joking when he said it. And, strangely enough, people were laughing.

Context, anyone? Context?