What is it with our goofy Republican Senators? Columnist Paul Weyrich calls it a 'death wish' and who could disagree? Trent Lott and his "power sharing" approach has opened the gates for the liberals to torpedo Bush's selections for his cabinet. The Democrats will have equal representation on the Judicial Committee with a veritable deer hunter's tree stand to shoot at
Ashcroft, who must walk in front of the tree stand at close range. Like shooting fish in a rain barrel!! Is this the way of a winner? Trent Lott has extended the hand of friendship so many times to the Socialists (Democrats) that he is missing three fingers and the whole hand is covered in snakebite marks!

Why would we want to make it difficult for Bush to get the people he wants in his cabinet? Why would we want to act like losers when we won? It can only be attributed to the "moderate" Republicans who may actually be Socialists (Democrats) in disguise. We need their votes to empower our agenda, but we can't be sandbagged whenever their dreams of "getting along" with the enemy, leave us holding the bag. It would be much better to have the resp4ct of the enemy than to "get along" with them and find them laughing behind our backs, eating our lunch and throttling our agenda. You don't give blood just before you go into battle. And you don't give your enemy the high ground as a position to launch his attack.

Can we put new backbone into Trent Lott? It is often said that politics is the art of compromise. Who taught him to give away the store when bargaining? In the same breath, what did he receive for his bargaining? Of course, the Republican Party symbol is the noble elephant: with Trent Lott it is a White Elephant. Get somebody else for Senate Majority Leader! Someone who isn't afraid to fight!