THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL ON TRENT LOTT:

Sen. Lott’s ill-considered remarks will serve only to reinforce the false stereotype that white conservatives are racists at heart. Republicans ought to ask themselves if they really want their party to continue to be represented by Trent Lott, or should the GOP look to a new Senate leader who is not encumbered by this unnecessary baggage?

Nightline will be doing a segment tonight.

UPDATE: The Center for the Advancement of Capitalism isn’t buying Lott’s apology:

“A poor choice of words” implies that had he expressed his sentiments more exactly, no one would have taken exception to his comments. This is falsified, however, by the fact that Lott has never explained what nice, innocuous sentiments he meant to express. The premise of Lott’s few defenders has been that he misspoke, that he did not mean what he in fact said. The evidence indicates that he in fact misspoke, and accidentally said what he meant.

“Few defenders” is the most amazing part of this, because it’s entirely true.