A Tea Party takeover of the GOP means they are out of favor along with the rest of the Establishment old guard, and thus out of work, and out of power.
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I don’t know. Trent Lott did okay for himself. After retirement he started a lobbying firm with another and they recently sold it for $millions to a larger firm. Still cashing his senatorial benefits checks too, I’d guess.
These establishment types like Murkowski, Castle, Crist, etc. will likely return to DC and work behind the scenes with a vengeance to undermine we the people.
You’re talking about Senators, who are automatically added to the Congressional welfare rolls for life.
I’m talking about the likes of Michael Steal and Karl Rove and all their staffers. The New GOP won’t have much use for the likes of them.
However, Trent Lott and other old Beltway RINOs are either cashing out, or working behind the scenes against the Tea Party. Because the Tea Party kids have no connections with them, and no use for them, so their stock will drop like a rock in the new environment on Capitol Hill. Who is going to hire a lobbyist who is out of the loop and has an out of date Rolodesk?