McCain took credit for brokering the deal, but Trent Lott was the "moving force". The idea originated with him and all the negotiations and the signing ceremony itself took place in his office -- even though Lott was not one of the signatories.
Lott's sole interest was embarrassing the Senator who had replaced him as Majority Leader, Bill Frist...
Thanks for the info on the throne room intrigue...news to me.
Lott's sole interest was embarrassing the Senator who had replaced him as Majority Leader, Bill Frist...
It's crap like this that makes me glad that Lott is no longer Majority Leader (even if it was a completely b.s. situation that forced him to step down - we all knew he was just making a kind-hearted gesture towards an old colleague; nothing more).
Man is nothing more than a screw-up waiting to happen. Hell, he was the idiot who came up with the phrase "nuclear option", giving the liberal scumbag media yet another opportunity to bash Republicans/conservatives. He's either a bleeping moron for not knowing the reaction that phrase would cause, or a complete a--hole for embarrassing the party.
If Lott were still Majority Leader, would we even be contemplating anti-fillibuster moves? Of course not. Lott would figure out some way to completely water down the type of judges we got just for the purpose of compromising.