1) Committee chairmanship of his choice so he can continue to bring home the pork for Mississippi.
2) Promise of an ambassadership to the country of his choice or a job with a major lobbyist in 2004 should he care to retire then rather than serve his entire term.
3) The gratitude and respect of his comrades and party.
On the other hand if he doesnt step down, Bush should make it clear to him that Mississipii will suffer as will his post Senate career. That he will be persona non grata in Republican circles and that Bush will continue to separate himself from him.
In other words, make him an offer he cant refuse!
should he care to retire then rather than serve his entire term.
In other words, make him an offer he cant refuse!
Lott would be replaced by a rat. He is holding all the cards.
He also can't damage his post-Senate career. Lott's being doing things for Mississippi a lot longer than Bush has been around, and he could make a pretty penny sitting on some Mississippi boards of companies he's helped. Plus he'd be a hero to those in Mississippi who voted for him because he'd have been railroaded out of Washington by a Northeastern establishment that they despise anyway.
The gratitude and respect of his comrades and party.
His comrades unseated him because he's a racist. That's not a sign of respect or gratitude.
Lott's in the driver's seat on this one, DaveS, not Bush.
Just curious how does President Bush offer/give him the 'respect of his comrades and party'?... Seems that would be up to each individual member and right now there is a whole hell of a lot of ppl that are after his body to be served upon a plate... Besides his comrades have shown gratitude and respect for him for the last five Congresses by electing him Majority Leader. What does that say about them over that time.... should they be castigated also since it appears they support a racist from Mississippi?
Yep say hello to a power shared Senate and maybe a ML Daschle just down the road...