[Dems_R_Losers]

Let me be the contrarian who thinks this is GREAT. Trent Lott was a great Whip in the House and the Senate. Much better man for the job than milquetoasty Lamar Alexander, and Alexander is up for reelection in 2008 and needs to pay attention to his own race.

[HostileTerritory]

Let me be the contrarian who thinks this is GREAT. Trent Lott was a great Whip in the House and the Senate.

I hope you're right. What we need is a master tactician, and if Lott can do that, then he'll do what he's been elected for. No doubt there are politicians who are better conservatives and don't have an image problem, but being a Whip doesn't mean you have to be pretty. Look at what the 'RATs are doing with Murtha.

[WOSG]

"Let me be the contrarian who thinks this is GREAT. Trent Lott was a great Whip in the House and the Senate. Much better man for the job than milquetoasty Lamar Alexander, and Alexander is up for reelection in 2008 and needs to pay attention to his own race."

I AGREE.

Lott's got issues, but this is #2. It's a whip job, an inside vote-counting job and Lott can do it fine.

We also have a strong overall leadership bench, except for losing Santorum: Kyl moved up, Cornyn moved in, and McConnell leads. McConnell is better than Frist.