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"Would I expect him to remain in his position? Yes, if he is a man of courage who sincerely believes what he has been saying: that his comments were wrong and indefensible."

The problem with your strategy is that you expect somebody to do the the honorable thing (as you define honor) instead of the human thing. That is setting some really high expectations for a man who is not good enough to keep his job. It is a flawed approach and it will fail more often than it will succeed. Like betting against the house.

I doesn't seem unrealistic to me to expect Lott to step aside as leader while remaining as Senator.

Being a back bench Senator is far from the worst job in the world. He can continue to represent his state, build brdiges, maybe even enjoy life a bit more.

There is an upcoming gubernatorial election in Miss., and it looks likely that Haley Barbour will win. If Trent wants to resign after Haley becomes Governor and can appoint a Republican to replace him, he can do so then.

But to resign now and imperil the GOP majority would be churlish and would only hurt Lott's own legacy.