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To: Bill who wrote (27)	4/30/2003 11:01:12 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793928

Perhaps you are right. But one can also argue that the Reps were playing a different game, not one of embarrassing the Dems but of signaling to their base that they, the Reps were the true inheritors of the Longstreet legacy. But, obviously, trying to do so, without doing so. If so, it's a devilishly clever strategy. There's no doubt in my mind that the present Rep strategy is to try to have it both ways with bigotry. In this case, racial bigotry, they can dump Lott over the side and try to make the point they are for inclusion but use the wink and nod to their southern white right wing friends, that they, the Reps are their friends, not the Dems. It's the same strategy they are using with the Santorum comments. Defend Santorum for the strength of his beliefs, etc. as a signal to homophobes that the party remains friendly to them. While simultaneously trying to throw a bone to more inclusive folk by saying all this has nothing to do with the rights of gay folk. I think it's a dead end strategy and is a prime candidate for wedge politics. Just don't see any dem politician wise enough to exploit it. Yet.