anchor: It's easy to call this gullibility and incompetence, and that's exactly what Republicans are  A chorus on the right, including Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, the Wall Street Journal editorial page, and Larry Klayman, is demanding her resignation.
positive: Republicans, from Trent Lott to the Wall Street Journal editorial, are saying that it's incompetence.
negative: Republicans have rallied to defend her, saying that she has demonstrated competence and shrewdness.