[Free ThinkerNY]

If Byrd was a Republican do you think they would let bygones be bygones? The Black Congressional Caucus members would be foaming at the mouth. They would crucify him and anyone who dared to defend him on the basis of, "it's all in the past. He's a changed man." The Lefty media would be digging up every bit of dirt on him they could find. Byrd, like Clinton, is one of them so they turn a blind eye to anything he's done.

[NYC GOP Chick]

EXACTLY! And that's a huge part of the reason Vacant Lott had to leave the Majority Leader position -- because his mere (but stupid) remarks would forever be used against him and the GOP for as long as he remained in power.