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And Lott can go on saying the same thing if he wants to as well, but only with the risk of losing more power. Power, position and freedom are not the same things. You can lose the first two, but it doesn't mean you've lost the last.

Can't the same be said about Santorum?

Plus, I think you're seriously underestimating the power of PC. A private citizen can certainly suffer serious harm (like losing his job) for saying what ultrasensitive sorts deem to be racist. And the same situation is developing for what can be deemed to be homophobic.

The difference still remains, aristeides.

Lott said something stupid, PC or not. I don't have a PC bone in my body, and I just about fell over when I heard what he said, and then what he said the next day and the next. It took him a week.......and a rightfully strong statement by the President....for him to even realize what he had done, and THEN he went on BET! Stupid.

Santorum, on the other hand, was clearly stating what was the law of the land regarding 'privacy' and the homosexual issue. He is not apologizing for what he said because there is no need for apology. What he said is a legitimate side of a legitimate legal debate.

Santorum said nothing wrong. IMO, Lott did.

I repeat.....they are different situations.