Al Gore and Tom Daschle, compare and contrast.

Gore:

"To say that the problems that we have in America today, some of them, stem from not electing a segregationist candidate for president ... is fundamentally racist," Gore said.

Asked if he believes Lott is a racist, Gore said, "Trent Lott made a statement that I think is a racist statement, yes. That's why I think he should withdraw those comments or I think the United States Senate should undertake a censure of those comments.

"It is not a small thing, Judy, for one of the half dozen most prominent political leaders in America to say that our problems are caused by integration and that we should have had a segregationist candidate. That is divisive and it is divisive along racial lines. That's the definition of a racist comment," Gore said.

Daschle:

Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, said Monday that he believes Lott did not intend for his comments to be interpreted as racist.

"There are a lot of times when he and I go to the mike and would like to say things we meant to say differently, and I'm sure this is one of those cases for him as well," Daschle said.

One of these two men has an apparent spine. Thus, one of these two men has a snowball's chance in Texas of being elected president.

The blogosphere was ever-so-slightly abuzz over a press conference Daschle had planned for this morning. Was he going to announce any switcheroo-action? Was he going to condemn Lott's racist comments? Nope, we find out only that Sen. Joh Corzine will chair the 2004 campaign committee. And no Lott condemnation.

As Jon Stewart said, "You know what the Democrats need? NUT-SACK!"