Too bad you weren't here first hand, to see the public behavior of so called conservatives, on this ultimate conservative website. I'm sure you've either done some checking already, or will be doing so shortly. I'll tell you, it hasn't been a pretty sight, this last week. Frankly, I've been appalled at the willingness of self professed conservatives and rank and file Republicans, to join in the condemnation chorus calling for Lott's head. It's been truly sickening.
Many of us wanted Lott to step down after the Jeffords fiasco last year and many of us still would like a new GOP leader to be chosen. But under the circumstances, with the all the race baiting coming from the left, every true blue conservative Republican should be challenging these trumped up charges that have been fabricated against Trent Lott. Conservatives shouldn't be turning tail and running from this fight. Rather we all should be standing against the excesses of, hysterical rhetoric and extreme political correctness, based on some fear factor.
Many Republicans fought long and hard to retake the Senate and give PresBush a GOP controlled Congress. Now there are so many folks willing to give it up and hand that control back to the Daschle and Company. The political world has been turned upside down in the last week and I fear, it will be a while before things get back on the right track.
I'm hopeful and optimistic about the future for the GOP, just disgusted with the spineless behavior of a significant portion of conservatives and Republicans alike.
God help, the Grand Old Party!