McCollugh was the RINO in the race.
Lot’s wife, however, was turned to salt.
I do.
“Lott helped get McCullough appointed to the TVA but the two later had a falling-out, according to local reports. Details of the dispute are unclear. The Hattiesburg American reported only that McCullough “refused to endorse a Lott-backed TVA initiative that McCullough found to be dubious.”
Personal things like this come into play more than any of us know. I just wish that Chip Pickering hadn’t ruled himself out for the Senate appointment.
“No matter how the dispute started, it continued with Lott supporting Davis, even though the district was always considered a Tupelo seat and McCullough, the city’s former mayor, would have attracted more of those votes than Davis would have. “
This was, in part, a regional contest. There has long been a regional and economic rivalry between the Tupelo area and the Memphis suburbs, and Tupelo-based candidates have long been elected there. While Travis Childers’ home town is Boonville rather than Tupelo, he was seen as having much more in common with the local folk there than Greg Davis, who was seen as a Memphis city slicker. It’s not so much that Davis was a bad candidate personally, but that too many people thought that the polished suburban mayor wasn’t “one of us.”
Incidentally, Davis is staying in the race.
Where have all the decent, strong-minded men gone? This country is hurting for someone like that. I really don’t see any on the horizon. I hope they are just hidden where I can’t see them. And I hope they come out of hiding soon.
Lot’s wife, however, was turned to salt.
ACU Lifetime: 92. Yeah, whatever.
So much for his explanation about leaving the Senate early because he had to make some money before he retired. What a chickenshit is Trent Lott.
Lott - “I can’t remember the last time I’ve bought lunch”
[The senior statesman’s decision...]
Trent Lott is many things; statesman is not one of them.
IMHO, Lott started the decline of the conservative movement when he rolled for Bill Clinton and did the late night deal that let him off the hook.
This struck a blow deep in the conservative soul.
Lott is worse then a RINO, he betrayed us in the worse way.
Amen, bro. Lott was once a force for good, but he turned to the dark side of the force. What a disappointment and waste.
Lott's "lifelong contribution to the party" pretty much consisted of being there -- a state that was of dubious value.