[Texasforever]

There is a silver lining here.

If he is driven out over this, you can put the strongest conservative in the position and he will be forever muzzled when it comes to social programs because EVERY one of them are built around race.

[Tall_Texan]

...you can put the strongest conservative in the position and he will be forever muzzled when it comes to social programs because EVERY one of them are built around race.

You're right. That would never happen if Lott stays on as Majority leader. </ sarcasm>

If that's your best argument for keeping Lott, you don't have an argument. Trent Lott has made himself the Marge Schott of the Senate.

[William McKinley]

You are correct when you say that social programs inordinantly involve matters of race. It is precisely because of this fact that Lott must step down as Majority Leader.

If he doesn't, we will have every stance we take on every social program racially demagogued-- and it will work (against us). It will drive up the black vote, and it will siphon off some percentage of the white vote.

Ignoring this and hoping it will go away and praying the damage won't be enough to cost us elections is simply foolhardy. It won't go away, and the damage will be more than enough.

[Sabertooth]

If he is driven out over this, you can put the strongest conservative in the position and he will be forever muzzled when it comes to social programs because EVERY one of them are built around race.

I think it would be something other than the end of the world if we didn't have a Senate Majority Leader who is gutless and stupid.