[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

I have to agree with you on this one. For the record, I've never liked Trent Lott, as a man or a politician. He's a spineless mannequin on his most ferocious days. But this manufactured issue should have lasted as long as took for Republicans to mount a unified answer: that being that there are numerous instances of Democrat "racism" that have been overlooked by the press, some very recently. Or give a collective "no comment." Or a collective "yeah, he was stupid for saying it, but look at his record over as a legislator...is the guy a racist?"

Or, if Trent intended nothing racist in his words, he could have come out and said what he really intended. My guess his intent was something along the line that more conservative legislators in Washington could have prevented, in general, the overall slide into whatever mess we have on our hands now.

It's pathetic how conditioned Republicans (in this case) have become to responding with acquiesence to cries of racism. No amount of stepping down, back, under, whatever will ever diminish the cries of racism, so just don't do it. Don't step down, don't back down, don't give in just to quell a temporary cry of racism. They'll just find another reason later on to levy the same charge.

Stop deluding yourselves that there's anything you can do that will convince the race-baiters that Republicans aren't the collective Antichrist. It's their entire agenda, it's all they've got. They aren't going to give it up.

[Bluntpoint]

Stop deluding yourselves that there's anything you can do that will convince the race-baiters that Republicans aren't the collective Antichrist. It's their entire agenda, it's all they've got. They aren't going to give it up.

That said, Lott still has to go.

If I once was a sinner, but I have changed, should it matter to me if you don't believe me?