Looks like the Republican party is poised to jettison the right wing southern Republican Dixiecrats to gain a true advantage over the Democrats who, thus far (and despite their recent election losses) continue to cling to the delusion that a Dem can't get elected Prez without the right wing southern Democrat Dixiecrats in 2004.

As usual, it seems Karl Rove is light years ahead of Clintonian New Democrats, in understanding that THE NATION needs to jettison the Dixiecrat wing of both parties if business interests are to advance. Why? Because people with enlightened interests, be they business interests or the interests of progressive civil libertarians, are sick and tired of the closet racist and southern conservative social agendas of the past, holding the nation hostage.

Looking around on the web today, the Republican named most often to replace Lott (who will hold his "never surrender" press conference in Ole Miss this afternoon), is Frist.