Those Nutty Republicans! Man, those Republicans just can't help themselves!  Remember back in 2001, when then Senate Majority Leader (#1 position in the Senate) Trent Lott said the following about Segregationist Strom Thurmond?

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.

There was a national outcry and Lott was forced to resign.  Even W bashed him.

So what's he up to now?  Today, he was elected by his fellow Republican senators to become Senate Minority Whip, their #2 position.  They have apparently decided that they need to play to their Segregationist base again.  To clarify: I am not joking.  Here's more.

So, what's next?  Secession?
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