We picked this off the comments on Daily Kos, so we don't know if it's real or not, but we did see the news at the gym today which reported Trent Lott has come out for affirmative action. So maybe the following is for real:

"Asked for his views on affirmative action policies, Lott said, "I'm for that," even though he has voted against affirmative action legislation.

"Across the board?" Gordon asked.

"Absolutely," Lott said.

"Would you be willing to clean out Al Sharpton's toilet with your tongue?" Gordon also asked.

"Absolutely. When does he want me to start?" Lott replied."

If it's true, and Lott is trying to make amends to the African-American republican voters (and let's face it, how many are there besides J.C. Watts?), our assessment is "Too little, too late."

That being said, we stand by one of our earlier comments on the possibility of Lott's forced resignation

"We haven't taken a position of whether Trent Lott should stay or go, we kind of feel like what's the difference if he goes, another one will just take his place, and what if it's one who hides in sheep's clothing? The voters knew who Lott was when they elected him and they elected him anyway. We think Lott should be outed and ostracized, which he has been, but we'd rather see pundits and politicians move on after that and focus on opposing the Bush Administration's proposals, like war. Like on civil liberties."

Although, with each passing day, he seems to be digging himself into a deeper hole, we have to wonder: If he stays, will his profile be so high that he is forced to vote fairly, just to show he isn't the racist his remarks implied he was? Will the Democrats and minorities be better off if he stays now that he has been outed and has repented and promised to reform his neanderthal views?

We tend to believe, but we're not positive yet, so don't quote us later if we change our mind, that Lott might be better right now than Nickles or the other GOP drones--remember that saying, "The Devil you know is better than...."--and we think that this devil has been effectively neutered, for our purposes.