[gcruse]

Lott should have stood his ground

Stood his ground?  When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
Whether Lott believes his own words or not, what he said was untenable.
As Steyn says, 49-51 means a disciplined party trying to persuade the
opposition to cross the aisle and vote the Republican agenda.  The last
thing needed is a leader who can't discipline his own self, not to mention
his demonstrated lack of backbone.  Lott must step down.

[writmeister]

Well said. You would think that after thirty years in DC, Lott would understand that Republicans are held to higher standard and would choose his words more carefully.

However, after six and one-half years of watching his smarmy butt-kissing, I realize that is not possible. We has more second chances than Lazarus with the Kelly Flinn mess, impeachment, the 2000 five-seat loss disaster, the 50-50 cave-in, and his unwillingness to take control after the November election. In all cases, he has put his big mouth and his personal interests above the party, its ideals and its agenda.

Eventually, one has to stop the bleeding. It is clear that he cannot BS his way out of this mess. It is time for him to go before he becomes the face of the Republican party.