[Deb]

Oh, stop it. Trent Lott is hardly to blame. When the head of the Senate Democrats came to him and said that no matter what witnesses he called or what evidence he produced THEY WERE VOTING "NO", he shut it down and called for the vote. The press was killing them, they lost seats in the '98 election and the country had turned against removal.

He did what anyone would have done in his place. The ignorance on this subject is exhausting.

[Badeye]

While I understand your frustration with this topic, I’d like to note something for you to consider.

The press killed them (Republicans) anyway.

Lott didn’t prevent anything. He did however demonstrate that a human can in fact survive without a spine.

The Senate should have held complete hearings, admitted all testimony and available evidence, once the House voted to Impeach.

In hindsight, the House screwed up big time.

But that doesn’t change the fact Trent Lott failed in his Consitutional duties in this matter.

[Hardastarboard]

He did what anyone would have done in his place.

Exactly. He showed no leadership whatsoever - all through his tenure as Senate majority leader.