[RJL]

"Different things motivate different people," says the Rules staffer. "In the case of Lott, it's anger over the way he was treated by both his fellow Republicans and the media after the Strom Thurmond dustup.

He wants his old job back, and he wants to see the look on the faces of people like President Bush and Sen. George Allen when he gets it back."

Lott did everything he could to be good friends with the Democrats and they stabbed him in the back. Now he blames President Bush and Senator Allen?

Yeah, I want this guy in charge of the Senate Republicans.

/Sarcasm

[Howlin]

He wants his old job back, and he wants to see the look on the faces of people like President Bush and Sen. George Allen when he gets it back."

Whatever was said about Trent Lott back when he made a complete fool of himself wasn't bad enough, IMO.

[Gunslingr3]

"Different things motivate different people," says the Rules staffer. "In the case of Lott, it's anger over

bases and federal pork drying up on the gravy train to Mississippi.

I wonder if Rummy's comment was the semaphore to Lott that a deal can be made to pull the rug out from underneath the Democrats 'compromise' minority veto power over judicial nominations.