[Artois]

I would blame neo-con pundits even more than Republican senators (or, for that matter, Democratic Senators). The neo-cons turned the molehill into the mountain and the politicians, including Bush, merely jumped on the bandwagon.

[Intolerant in NJ]

I would blame neo-con pundits even more than Republican senators (or, for that matter, Democratic Senators). The neo-cons turned the molehill into the mountain and the politicians, including Bush, merely jumped on the bandwagon...bump - too bad the politicians had go through the kabuki dance with trumped-up implications of "racism" which tarnished the entire party, when, if they really wanted to be rid of Lott, they could have worked to vote for somebody else for ML in the elections three months ago......