Lott is going to leave, I stand by my prediction that he is out by tomorrow.
And those who want Lott out have canonized themselves as being the only ones who have any integrity, because, even though Lott's not a racist, he did screw up impeachment.
Tell me how that has the remotest thing to do with "integrity."
Either Lott's a racist, and you don't have the guts to say so, or he's not, and you're carrying out a petty vendetta.
Oh, and Lott's not going anywhere. Not any time soon.
I'll bet you $1000 hard cash, or any amount less, that you are wrong.
This is about politics. The only people cheering for this mess are the democrats, the media and people that claim to be indignant conservative/republicans. I have a sneaking suspicion you and your cohorts were never conservative, not even legitimate republicans.
Unless a miracle happens I say he announces he is stepping down by Tuesday morning.
Republicans Continue to Embrace Racially Divisive Politics
When incoming Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott told a roomful of people that "we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years" if America had voted for Strom Thurmond's segregationist presidential campaign in 1948, his words shocked the nation.
It was almost inconceivable that, in 2002, an incoming Senate Majority Leader would even imply that segregation would have a beneficial effect on the country.
But then we learned this wasn't the first time.
In 1980, Lott said almost the same exact thing, saying at a political rally, "You know, if we had elected [Thurmond] 30 years ago, we wouldn't be in the mess we are today."
Do Senate Republicans really want someone with a pattern of racially divisive statements and a history of supporting organizations with racist policies and goals as their leader? Does Lott's statement represent the values of the Republican party?
With the GOP supporting voter intimidation efforts in recent elections, it's hardly a surprise that they would choose someone like Lott as their leader.
Lloyd Grove of The Washington Post told Tony Snow that James Carville was behind this. It is about getting back control of the Senate NOT about Trent Lott. Who do you think James Carville works for? Had you ever heard of him before the Clintons?