[Keith in Iowa]

I have to disagree with you...while I do NOT want him to resign his seat - he does not deserve to be majority leader - not bwcause of this - but because his spineless cow-towing to the Democrats every chance he gets - and that sham of a show trial of IPOTUS der Schlickmeister.

[Registered]

I DON'T WANT HIM AS LEADER EITHER, BUT I DON'T WANT THE DEMS TO WIN THIS FLIMSY ORCHESTRATED ATTEMPT TO REMOVE HIM NOW!

[Registered]

I DON'T WANT HIM AS LEADER EITHER, BUT I DON'T WANT THE DEMS TO WIN THIS FLIMSY ORCHESTRATED ATTEMPT TO REMOVE HIM NOW!

[steve50]

All the support I've seen spoken for Lott is based on pure partisan politics. Could some of the conservatives here give a reason to support his remaining as leader based on something other than the R after his name, I can't come up with any.

[chachacha]

HeY! Keith, then wait till the next time he screws up while doing his leader duty's and call for his resgination. Not now while under serious the demands by all the liberals.

What a poor excuse you use.

Get some backbone!

[newzjunkey]

He must go as leader. He was spineless for the show trial. He was foolish with the "power sharing" agreement. He's not been able to move the House bills along. He wasn't able to break the log-jam on Bush appointees. He's U-S-E-L-E-S-S. And now he's become a lightening rod for the Dems *entirely* of his own making.

We're not talking about a brilliant parliamentarian here. If he has even a scintilla of party loyalty he'd best be leaving his leadership post at 4:30pm Central when he holds his press conference. He cannot put himself above the agenda for the nation, for the party. This is an OPPORTUNITY for the GOP and in no way a loss.

[TLBSHOW]

WAKE UP GOP THE ATTACK ON LOTT IS ALL ABOUT THE BANNING OF PB ABORTION ITS COMING FROM NOW
Now has had it in for Lott since the second week of November and are using african americans to stop Lott from banning PB abortion. Fact! .....more to come

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/805860/posts

NOW President Says Trent Lott is Unfit to Lead Senate

December 12, 2002

"Sen. Trent Lott's racist and sexist comments are outrageous and his apology is insufficient," said NOW President Kim Gandy. "The latest revelations offer ample evidence that Lott is unfit to assume a leadership role in the Senate. He should step down as a candidate for Senate majority leader or the Republicans must select someone who appreciates the progress made in this country over the last 50 years."

At Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday celebration, Lott expressed support for the Senator's 1948 presidential campaign, run on the Dixiecrat platform which stood for "the segregation of the races and the racial integrity of each race." Lott suggested that if Thurmond had been elected president, the U.S. "wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years."

Reports now reveal that Lott made an almost identical remark about Thurmond at a rally for Ronald Reagan in 1980. "Feminists who are familiar with Lott's history and his record in the Senate are not surprised by his sentiments. What he sees as a lack of judgment, we see as a lack of character," Gandy said.

...... lack of character from people that kill babies? Hummm

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/805799/posts?page=37#37

http://www.now.org/press/12-02/12-12.html

Action Alert FROM NOW 11/8/2002 Tell the Judiciary Committee NO on Judicial Nominees November 8, 2002 Action Needed: The Judiciary Committee's plan to bring the nominations of Dennis Shedd and Michael McConnell to the floor for a vote must be derailed. There is NO reason why Sen. Leahy (D-Vt.), the current chair of the Committee, has to schedule this vote;


it is rumored that his reason is to give the outgoing Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) a gift on his 100th birthday as he departs the Senate at the end of this session. Sen. Thurmond has been Judge Shedd’s sponsor, mentor and former employer, having had him on his staff years ago.
http://www.capwiz.com/now/issues/alert/?alertid=889126&type=CU

[CyberCowboy777]

Are we a bunch of hypocrites and self interested people?

Most here at FR want Lott to resign from his ML position but will not take the moral stand that he should be removed from any government position including his senate seat.

You cannot say he was wrong in his statements and must resign as ML and then turn around and say we must keep him in the senate to protect our majority. That is bogus and smacks of agenda, if not hypocrisy. Either he is evil and must be removed or he was not clear and it should be forgotten. You cannot have it both ways.

[KeyWest]

I thought he should go, also. But this flap has transcended Lott and is now being used to tar everyone in the South and all pubs. So I now say let's support Lott, for now, and squash the racial rhetoric that has erupted. In time, Lott can be eased out of leadership, but for now, weather the storm. It is bigger than Lott.