Lott Exits
Trent Lott does what he should have done days ago - step down and let someone else be Senate Majority Leader. Good news: That person likely will be Sen. Bill Frist of Tennessee, which is great news for the nation as Frist is a man of exemplary character and skill.

I agree with Glenn Reynolds over at Instapundit.com that it's to the Republicans' credit that Lott is gone.

Unlike the Democrats with Clinton, the Republicans have purged themselves of someone who didn't belong in the office he held. The failure to do so cost the Democrats greatly. I think that the Republicans, meanwhile, will reap benefits from their action. says Reynolds.

Democrats, meanwhile, keep old racists like Sen. Robert Byrd, former KKK member, around.