The Times covers the ongoing immigration flap, in which the administration and several senior, superannuated senators are pushing a bill that the grassroots of both parties find clearly intolerable.

Comments by Republican senators on Thursday suggested that they were feeling the heat from conservative critics of the bill, who object to provisions offering legal status. The Republican whip, Trent Lott of Mississippi, who supports the bill, said: “Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem.”

At some point, Mr. Lott said, Senate Republican leaders may try to rein in “younger guys who are huffing and puffing against the bill.”

Senator Lott:  before talk radio, conservatives were perennial also-rans in this nation’s ongoing political discussion.  Barring the occasional miracle-worker like Ronald Reagan, conservatism didn’t become a credible mass movement until talk radio gave people like, er, you the ability to bypass the mainstream media. 

So it’s high time talk radio turned against you, Senator Lott.

Citizens of Mississippi – can we work on trading Lott in for a newer model?  Someone who’s gone a little less DC-native?

Thanks.

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