[GoldenEagles]

I think that if Republicans operatives, like William Bennett, and others of like mind, really understood why this fiasco has such traction, they would not allow themselves to get sucked into it. If they really understood what was going on, they would understand if they threw Lott out, they would be playing to a fiction, and that would make them look likes fools in the eyes of the American electorate. That's the point the article makes, among other things.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

That's the point the article makes, among other things.

An unintended consequence of their character assassination campaign will be just what Nietsche predicted: if Lott survives, he will be much stronger and a much more troublesome obstacle.