Maybe if Lott should step aside, Tom Daschle should resign too for not realizing how odious Lott’s statement was and instead initially having a calm, reasonable reaction to it—i.e., that it was a mis-statement. I mean, if the Democratic leader isn’t willing to stand up to such blatant segregation-ism—indeed, is willing to make excuses for it and try to sweep it under the rug–what are we coming to?