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.
Republicans, from Trent Lott to the Wall Street Journal editorial, are saying that it's incompetence.
Republicans have rallied to defend her, saying that she has demonstrated competence and shrewdness.