…is forgiveable for most, but not for a former Vice Presidential candidate and possibly future presidential candidate.

On This Week this morning, Joe Lieberman said that someone with Trent Lott’s views shouldn’t be in the line of presidential succession.

Don’t worry, Joe, he’s not.

Senate Majority Leader is not in the line of succession at all, let alone high in it.

The order is:

Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State

and then down the line of cabinet secretaries.

Here’s the current batting order.

Interestingly, while Lott is not in the line of succession, Bob “Sheets” Byrd is President Pro Tem, at least until the new Senate is sworn in in January.