Has Trent Lott Really Changed his Beliefs?
On whether we can believe Trent Lott that he has changed his beliefs, Sam Heldman (Ignatz) has a pretty good litmus test and then applies it to Lott:
"So how can we begin to tell the difference between those who changed their beliefs on this issue of great importance, and those who did not? Let's even leave aside Senator Lott's voting behavior for purposes of this discussion. Here is one way you can tell: people who make major transformations on important moral beliefs tend, if they have actually made an honest change, not to whitewash their past. Let me be more plain: if you've really changed, you don't lie about where you changed from. True change is accompanied by honesty."
So has Trent Lott been honest? Go read Sam and find out why not.
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