Now let me get this straight....

Several months ago there was a big blow-up about one Senator saying how a vote for Strom Thurmond would have been great for America. This guy was all but hauled out, tarred and feathered.

Thurmond passes away and it seems that everybody in the Senate is falling over themselves trying to heap praise on him.

The networks also seem to be working overtime to gloss over Thurmond's segregationist past (though they mention it) and talk about how 'enlightened' he was to actually have a African-American member on his staff. I'm waiting to hear how he actually marched with MLK, but was standing off to one side, so that's why he can't be seen in any photos.

Ya' gotta love it!