character and intig rity. that's a point to make. he's not as some would like to paint him to be. this is not about him being a racist. it's a question of judgment don't you think, gentlemen? >> i would love to ask john boehner if he thought trent lot should have resigned from leadership. trent lot's sin was nothing compared to what representative scalise did. trent lot told a halfway bad joke. >> hogan? >> yeah, but governor senator harry reid uses commons like barack obama is an articulate negro. doesn't make him racist. it makes him stupid for saying it. you had robert bird -- [ all speak at once ] >> he was a member of the kkk. so don't pretend like this is just all on our side like we've got the closet racists -- >> i'm asking you a question. should trent lot have resigned from leadership? >> look the bottom line is if