No, can't say that I would...although things haven't really changed much with him gone.
Posted on 11/26/2005 5:00:55 PM PST by summer
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 - ...During an appearance last weekend at the University of Mississippi, Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, predicted that Mr. Lott would become Republican leader again...
He also relishes keeping people guessing. After spending more than half his life in Congress, Mr. Lott, 64, is coy about plans...[he] is weighing whether to stay or leave for a more lucrative opportunity...
Meanwhile, he is having a blast. "My outlook on life," he declared, "is whatever you do in life, do it with gusto and have fun. And I am."
The senator has also thrown darts in the direction of Karl Rove, President Bush's chief political adviser. ...
.... In his book, "Herding Cats: A Life in Politics," published in August, Mr. Lott wrote that he considered Mr. Frist's leadership bid in 2002 "a personal betrayal."...
Some thought Mr. Lott would quietly slink away, but instead he rebuilt his career as sort of a Republican Greek chorus. On any given Tuesday in the Capitol, when Republicans meet for their policy luncheons, Mr. Lott can be found afterward lingering in the corridors, surrounded by reporters eager for sharp sound bites from the former leader....
Whether he would be welcomed back by fellow Republicans is anyone's guess; when asked about Mr. Lott, most parsed their words carefully...
Democrats, for their part, are delighted with Mr. Lott; they say they cannot wait to pick up the morning newspaper to read his latest remarks. Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, the No. 3 Democrat in the Senate, laughed aloud at the mere mention of the former Republican leader's name.
Mr. Dorgan said, "We ought to have to pay admission to watch this."
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BTW, would you like to see him back?
One cannot believe a word the man says. He was blubbering all over the place about his home being destroyed by Hurricane Katrina ... and said he would NOT run for re-election. Has the man no shame?!
No, can't say that I would...although things haven't really changed much with him gone.
I guess the answer is: NO! He has has NO! shame.
But then again, I'd prefer Senator Coburn as leader but thats not going to happen.
LOL..he was always entertaining on those otherwise boring talk shows.
McCain would enjoy this to keep his arch nemisis, Mitch McConnell, from getting the post.
Well, that's quite a few NO's here! And right away, too!
I don't know who'd I'd want. I do know who I don't want: Frist and Lott.
I'll tell you what, I'd rather see the Cheerleader's entire FBI file leaked to the press by Hillary than have him return as majority leader in the Senate.
I'll put that down as a NO.
I think that's another NO!
Trent Lott's better than what we have now but would rather see some new blood in there that has some backbone.
I guess that's a NO for First.
Come to think of it - I wonder why these cable news stations haven't offered Lott a talk show of his own, a la Joe Scarborough. A lot of people would watch it, including Dems.
Was Lott railroaded? Undoubtedly. Was he spineless and not worthy of Senate leadership (no comment on his even more spineless replacement)? Undoubtedly.
Majority Leader? If the caucus want's him it's OK by me. He's a good conservative.
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