Writing in today’s Washington Times, Diana West reminds us of what an unprincipled politician Trent “I’m For Affirmative Action” Lott has been when it suited him:

“This isn’t the first time Mr. Lott has come between Republicans and their principles. In fact, speaking of Bill Clinton, remember impeachment? In January 1999, Mr. Lott met with the 13 House managers, led by Rep. Henry Hyde, after the House of Representatives momentously and unexpectedly impeached the 42nd president. As David P. Schippers, chief investigative counsel for the impeachment, writes in his book, Sell Out, ‘I’ll never forget the very first words out of his [Trent Lott´s] mouth: ‘Henry, you’re not going to dump this garbage on us.’ ‘ Garbage? Seems that Mr. Lott had ‘important matters’ to address — as opposed to two articles of impeachment (‘garbage’) — and couldn’t be bothered with a constitutionally-mandated Senate trial, as evidenced by the sham proceeding that followed.”