Yeah, and the Republicans stink to high heaven.
You just can't back off, can you? Now you have the temerity to say the GOP is being hypocritical on this issue, when it is the Dems who are by not holding Byrd to the same standards as they demand for the GOP, and most people here complaing about that particular hypocrisy, not any by the GOP on this matter. Face it, Lott screwed up, gave opponents of the GOP a hammer to hit us with, and then made matters worse by selling out GOP positions to try and save his position of priviledge. So the GOP forced him out. It's that simple, but you are trying to make it into a much bigger issue - and considering how anti-GOP your postings are, why on earth should the GOP listen to YOU?
Isn't it interesting that I can agree with you on this premise, but totally disagree with your methond of having arrived at it. I think they started airing their fowl ordor when through the Lott leadership they first caved on the Xlinton Impeachment trial and then with the power sharing arrangement with D'Aschole.
I left party membership because of Lott and his supporters long ago and could care less what brought him down. Just glad to see him gone. Hoping they might return to being a party of "principled" conservative leadership again, but I am not holding my breath.