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Lott Ought to be Ousted

Much that is true and useful has been said on this blog by my friends, so I will not add more to it than to say that Lott ought to go, and it seems to me that conservatives ought to be the ones urging his exit from the leadership position, and continue to do it on principled grounds. See this from Ken Masugi, and then this editorial from The New York Sun. Furthermore, it is no longer a viable argument to say that the Demos are using this for political purposes (which they are; surprise!) or that Lott is getting harsher treatment than someone else on their side (for example, Byrd). This no longer matters. Lott is foolish, if not stupid, and he shouldn’t be allowed to bring further mischief to the party fo Lincoln. If he continues to be so obstinate in what he perceives as his self-interest by staying as majority lader, then he ought to be ousted. Are there not a half-dozen Republican Senators willing to call for a vote in the caucus?

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Mr. Lott: Absolutely. I mean, he is president of the United States, we still have a substantial number of Republicans in the Senate — 49 out of 100. We’ve got a lot of work to do. We are in position to block really bad initiatives. But I’ve always been one that believed we should try to produce for the American people. President Reagan will be — President Bush will be in that position for two more years, and I’m delighted to be back in a position where I can use the experience I had in the House in the ’80s and in the Senate in the ’90s, hopefully in a positive way.
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