[eleni121]

He should resign immediately and stay in the senate until his term is up and continue to be a loyal Republican (unless all along he has really been a segregationist Southern Democrat). He then should refrain from running again. There should be no room in the Republican Party for those with foot in the mouth disease.

[LdSentinal]

There should be no room in the Republican Party for those with foot in the mouth disease.

Is it chronic foot-in-mouth disease? Ronald Reagan visited a German cemetary when he was President and honored their war dead. However, some of those buried were Nazis.

Does that mean Reagan should have stepped down as President?

[kcvl]

He should resign immediately and stay in the senate until his term is up and continue to be a loyal Republican (unless all along he has really been a segregationist Southern Democrat). He then should refrain from running again. There should be no room in the Republican Party for those with foot in the mouth disease.

I can't imagine you wanting to keep such a racist in office. I really don't think you get to decide who Mississippi elects to office to represent them. If foot in the mouth disease keeps people from office I'm afraid there won't be anyone left in Washington.