The GOP Recycles Trent Lott

This is America Recycles Day and in that spirit the Republicans have recycled Trent Lott by annointing him as the new Senate minority leader. Usually when you recycle, you hope to turn your garbage into something that's actually useful. I guess the GOP missed that aspect of the whole recycling process.

I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years either.
- Trent Lott

Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.
- Trent Lott

At least he's consistent:



Way to woo back those minority voters, Republicans. You're off to a great start.