Or malice.
Sorry, call 'em as I see 'em. Trent Lott has decimated any momentum the GOP had coming out of the '02 elections. The Democrats didn't cause this, although they are certainly taking full advantage of the opportunity to beat Trent over the head with the club he handed them. The fact that this guy has had to apologize 3 or 4 times before getting it right shows what a clueless, tone-deaf imbecile he really is. The only problem is, there was plenty of evidence to show Lott was an imbecile before this brouhaha took place.