[Poohbah]

Daschle was perfectly happy to have a Republican Majority Leader who was that much of an idiot.

[No Truce With Kings]

"Daschle was perfectly happy to have a Republican Majority Leader who was that much of an idiot."

I think the main reason the Democrats are criticizing Lott is the hope that Republicans will decide that they have to keep Lott to put the Dems in their place.