I am saying this right up front, if Lott resigns or is pushed out over this issue, you could elect the most conservative senator in the senate and he will be so terrified of what happened to Lott he will never challenge a racial program that comes up for a vote. I don't care who you are, in public life there is skeleton in the closet that will be used against you. This is not a good thing that is happening here and within a week of the new majority leader's term FreeRepublic and the conservative press will be calling him/her a sell out. Lott is gone and the only question remains if he will stay in the senate but in the big picture it does not matter. Borking worked again and it will continue to work because we let it. I don't like Lott and it has been agony to defend a principle while the subject is without many principles himself but this is not a victory for us and we have not advanced the ball.
The minute this story hit the press I knew it was a big loser for us. Lott didn't help things at all and after tonight he has dug the hole deeper. This bullshit will pass and there will be a deeper division between the two parties and I believe that the majority of the people will see this for what it is. Trent Lott made a stupid comment and he handled the aftermath terribly.
But! I also believe that the majority of Americans are quite capable of seeing through this unjustified attack on Trent Lott and if the past two years have shown me anything at all, It's that we are damn sick and tired of this bullshit the democrats pull and the CBC is running out of excuses why the party they support has done nothing for them for the past 45 years besides keep them in poverty and voting democratic.
I like to look at the bright side of this issue..... The RATS have shown their ugly face once again