Trent Lott Hypocrisy
Via Center for American Progress and Atrios:
LOTT'S FLIP-FLOP: Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), the same senator who left his leadership position after a racially insensitive comment, is once again in the middle of a racially charged issue. A few years back, Lott used a position on judicial appointments to oppose the recess appointment of Roger Gregory as the first African-American judge ever to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. At the time, Lott categorically declared that "any appointment of a federal judge during a recess should be opposed." Now, in order to help Pickering, Lott is changing his position to favor recess appointments. Lott said that "Judge Pickering's record deems this recess appointment fully appropriate."
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