The scenario I laid out below about why Dubya seemed to be dragging his feet on Trent “All These Problems” Lott seems to be wrong. According to the AP’s David Espo:

White House officials have told Republicans that Bush is willing to accept the consequences if Lott loses the majority leader position, quits the Senate and allows Mississippi’s Democratic governor to replace him, GOP officials say.

Bush’s political advisers say they were not impressed with Lott’s explanations, including a news conference Friday, but they insist they’re not getting involved in the Senate’s internal debate over Lott’s future.

Oh, well.