[JZoback]

Lott has stated he would quit the Senate if pushed from Senate leader.

I say call his bluff. The love of power even if diminished is to great for him to quit like the loser he is

Lott ought to take his licks and go sit in the corner.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Agreed. If I were W, I would say to Lott:


"You'll quit if you're pushed out as leader? Do you understand that your legacy would then be one not only of harming the GOP with your original comments, but also of undermining the GOP Senate majority?

"Is that really how you want to be remembered, as the man who did the most to harm the Republican party since Richard Nixon? Why can't you have the grace and decency of others like Gingrich and Livingston?"

[TomGuy]

His bluff? Not very effective:


It could be significant, depending on the what's and when's.

The actually MS statute regarding this was posted earlier:

Mississippi Statutes on interim US Senators.

It would be the driving force on the significance or insignificance of a Lott threat/bluff.

[Asclepius]

Lott has stated he would quit the Senate if pushed from Senate leader.

I say call his bluff.

I concur. Better to lose the senate again than sell our souls to this moron.

[AmericaUnited]

Lott has stated he would quit the Senate if pushed from Senate leader.

Right with this statement Lott shows what a self-concerned scumbag he is. Jeffords at least did have "some" issues about policies to tip the balance. Lott would none except to extract petty revenge.

[laconic]

JZ, the fact that Lott has reportedly said he will quit the Senate if he loses the leadership battle tells us he was never a leader to begin with, instead, he was a self-serving, perk-loving, go along and get along Majority/Minority Leader who does not do well by the party he pretends to "lead".

[chiller]

I think its a bluff, too. If he stood firmly, it would
be the first time.

It scares the crap out of me, though. Senate Majority
is paramount...nothing else comes close, imho.

[fqued]

you wrote "Lott has stated he would quit the Senate if pushed from Senate leader."

As far as I can tell, this is a myth/rumor with no supporting evidence. There was a loooong thread about this a few days ago, but I saw no real evidence for it on that thread, either.

I also heard that one of Lott's confidantes said that there is no way he would quit the senate.

So...it appears that if he is ousted from the leadership, he still retains his seat. If you have solid evidence that he will quit the leadership, I would like to see it: name of the reliable source, date he/she said it, to whom, and where.

Thank you.

[aristeides]

Lott has stated he would quit the Senate if pushed from Senate leader.

Got a source for that claim? I don't believe it's true.

[TennTuxedo]

If Lott is asked to step down by the Senate Republicans, his backers state he will resign from the Senate and let the Democrat Governor of Mississippi select his successor, evening up the balance of power in the Senate at 50-50.

It saddens me to see the current Senate Majority leader employ a "If I don't get my way, I'll take my ball home" attitude and foresake the Republicans in the Senate, in the House, in Mississsippi, and all across the nation. Thats pretty selfish of Trent Lott if you ask me.

[SuziQ]

Lott has stated he would quit the Senate if pushed from Senate leader.

Good Grief, I hope not! MS has a RAT Governor right now!! Trent HAS to be smarter than that!

[smalltown]

No, Senator Lott has not said that he would quit if removed from the Majority Leader position.

[OKSooner]

Lott ought to take his licks and go sit in the corner.

Exactly. The honorable thing would have been to take his lumps like a man and then try to redeem himself. Instead, he's tried to talk his way out of it like someone else we know...