Bickering on the Right

Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott blames his fall from power in 2002 on a “personal betrayal” by an ambitious Sen. Bill Frist, his successor, adding in a new book that President Bush, Colin Powell and other GOP associates played a role.

This kind of intra-party bickering can only be destructive. But it's okay if Republicans do it. Really, go ahead.