Trent Lott's recent troubles are really just the tip of the iceberg of a big problem in the Republican party. There are a large number of racists who support Republican policies. Southern Republicans are often guilty of courting these votes. I'd like to believe that these men aren't racists, but I don't know. What I'd like is for Republicans to tell these people that they don't want their votes. The real reason blacks are not voting Republican is that they don't want to vote for the same person that the Klan did.