[cynicom]

This is a political war not a self righteous sanctimonious feel good time as Bush believes. Bush better learn to deal with what is reality, what is here today, not some moral indignation that he spouts on national tv.

Bush personally will pay for his imprudent talk and the party cetainly will be harmed, short and long term. The dems have opened the first salvo for the 04 election and they won big time.

[Bluntpoint]

"Bush personally will pay for his imprudent talk "

The imprudent one is now blackmailing his colleagues.

[ApesForEvolution]

Don't blame Bush because the Lott is too friggin' dense to understand that he is not allowed, as leader, to talk like a moron in front of cameras. The Lott could have said a hundred nice things about Strom and about Mississippi if he really felt the urge, but he said what he said and it was absolutely stupid, especially with all of the Lott's particular segrationist dynamics. The Lott did this, he's the one that lobbed a grenade at Bush.

[rintense]

I agree. I want to know who the hell is advising the President on this, and when did they get so short-sighted? Cripe!