I agree that it was a trial balloon that didn't work, but I think there are enough liberals in business and the press that if Lott did resign, he would be comfortable, and lauded in the press for the rest of his life.
Lott's excuse for not being on tv, but handing out statements and telephone interviews was that he was vacationing in Boca Raton and they don't have a tv station there with a satellite uplink.
Ft. Lauderdale is 21.27 miles from Boca
West Palm Beach is 27.77 miles from Boca
Miami is 45.97 miles from Boca
Lott could not be bothered to be driven, under an hour from his vacation spot, to be on tv. That is what he is telling us. Hubris, hubris, hubris.
I agree that it was a trial balloon that didn't work, but I think there are enough liberals in business and the press that if Lott did resign, he would be comfortable, and lauded in the press for the rest of his life. I disagree. They would treat him in retirement even worse than they treat Gingrich in retirement.
And of course, his name would forever be more a swear word amongst Republicans than even Jefford's is.