[Mo1]

He is NOT really taking up for Lott, he's calling for censure

That is because he doesn't want Lott to go .. Lott won't be a punching bag for them anymore ..

[dfwgator]

Exactly. When the Rats were calling for Lott's head, they expected the GOP to rally around Lott. When that didn't happen, and they saw signs that Bush was willing to jettison Lott, they changed their tune.