Well 25 voted for him, 24 voted for Lamar. It's not the ringiest of endorsements.
Skip the whole Strom Thurmond thing. The idea of recycling leadership is just bad politics, bad policy. You want somebody in leadership who is going to be a fresh face for a fresh start for 2008. Trent is a message of same old same old. Lamar, though he has been around for awhile, only really gets exposure when he wears flannel and runs for President.
The Job of the Whip is to try to keep the GOP Senators in unison on important votes.
One would think That Trent Lott has just been made minority leader which he hasnt. I cant have no idea who was the Dem Minority whip was. In fact I cant recall who the Majority Whip was or amybe still is.