Lott should resign his position

[Caligastia]

This issue just won't go away. Lott should resign his position because his arse is now property of the Black Legislative Caucus. He is so desperate to save his political career that he now says he supports "affirmative action across the board". Pander pander pander. From now on he will have to agree with everything the Black Caucus says, or face more accusations of racism.

The problem is, Lott says he will resign the senate if he loses his leadership position. This will cost the Repubs their majority.

Lott is acting like a spoiled child.

[aahz_capone]

Lott should piss off. He made a blunder, and not for the first time.

[SpencerH]

He should resign as leader but stay in the senate, anything else shows that he didnt have the 'right stuff' to be leader anyway.

[Guynemer]

This week certainly has been a buzzkill for the post-election Republican lovefest. Very interesting to watch everything unfold from the outside as an independant; I'm sure Cali would agree. (I don't plan on typing that last fragment again for quite a while.)

[Capt Dizle]

Lott has certainly went further to say he is sorry than he should have. But I hope he stands up and looks his fellow Republicans in the eye and forces them to vote.

Looks to be a win for the dark side.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

It becomes clearer and clearer that the issue is not what Lott said but In-fighting, intrigue, partisanship and court politics.

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by Guynemer
This week certainly has been a buzzkill for the post-election Republican lovefest. Very interesting to watch everything unfold from the outside as an independant; I'm sure Cali would agree. (I don't plan on typing that last fragment again for quite a while.)

Yes, it certainly is interesting. At first I thought this would all blow over, but it's turning into a real test of Republican unity. Personally I wouldn't be sad to see Lott leave altogether. He will only be a liability from this point on.

[Capt Dizle]

Well, I think its important that someone survives one of these mistakes. We have seen this over and over. A slip of the tongue and a person's whole career is ruined.

I hope Lott stands his ground.

[Jac de Molay]

I hope he doesn't just for the fact that everyone and their gramma is giving him a major shakedown.

When the usual peanut gallery like Jesse Jackson and Sharpton start stepping on toes, demanding this and that, I almost wanna root for the guy.

[Clear Skies]

Originally posted by jimmytrick
Well, I think its important that someone survives one of these mistakes. We have seen this over and over. A slip of the tongue and a person's whole career is ruined.

I hope Lott stands his ground.

One slip? One? Lott's being doing this sort of stuff for years. I'm damn glad someone finally called him on it.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
It becomes clearer and clearer that the issue is not what Lott said but In-fighting, intrigue, partisanship and court politics.

Of course. He got a free pass, after all, when he likened gays to psychopaths and kleptomaniacs.

[SpencerH]

and your disagreement with that is...




Lott is a snake oil salesman, like most of em. Its just ironic that he's being pulled down by what could be construed as a fairly innocuous remark.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by SpencerH
and your disagreement with that is...

My psychosis and kleptomania have nothing to do with my homosexuality.

[SpencerH]

[Shi Huangdi]

It's also recently come out that he said in 2000 that Thurmond should have been President..........

As Caligista said, he is pretty much going to have to pander to the NAACP now if he stays as majority leader. His entire career he has an anti-affirmative action voting record, and now he suddenly supports it across the board!? I think he is changing his political position here in a feeble attempt to save his ass. This man has got to go as Majority Leader.