A hopeful sign from Michael Kramer’s column:
Unofficially, the Bushies are beside themselves. “We need this like a hole in the head,” says one. “At a time when we’re trying to reach out to black voters, Lott’s an embarrassment. Gore’s right on the substance and also on the politics. If he runs again, blacks are going to remember that Gore was the one who bashed Trent early, and I can easily see all those Democratic commercials replaying [Lott’s] words ad nauseam.”
Dan Drezner has more.
The Dish 