Lott's feeding frenzy

TownHall.com ^ | 12/16/02 | Robert Novak

[what's up]

Lott has suffered undeservedly over this. The Dems' fury over losing badly in Nov. has been translated into a firestorm directed toward Lott.

If Lott can withstand this, he is truly a man worthy of respect. And he will get that respect in the new Congress.

[goldstategop]

Also Lott did nothing for us that made us willing to fall on our swords for him. Denny Hastert and Tom DeLay are well liked and admired by conservatives in a way Lott never was. That's why they're practically invulnerable against liberal attacks. Lott forgot the old rule to hang with them who brung ya. No wonder he's going down, down... and down!!!

[Texasforever]

Is that because he has a 93% ACU rating?

[GalvestonBeachcomber]

Let's say goodbye to the spinless weasel that sold out the Clintoon impeachment. He should have been drummed out long ago.

[Cold Heat]

I think Novak has it right for a change. He as much admitted the other day that he has little love for Lott, but this was not the time or issue to remove him from the leadership unless Lott made that choice.

We can not let the race baiters and the politics of personal destruction determine the leadership of the Senate or any other governmental body.

This would be mob rule at it's worst and stupidity at best.

[PizzaDriver]

"The Peter Principle: In a hierarchy every employee tends
to rise to his level of incompetence."

Senator Lott seems to proving this theory.
Especially when he claims his use of his own {22 year old} words, to be impromptu and off the cuff.

He needs MORE time to manage his own speeches. Time to write and review, not just hastily lift from the past.

The post of Majority Leader seems to be one promotion too many. Also, some of his Speech Writers have been victims of The Peter Principle.

How many on the Lott Team will see their own rise as "too high"?

[goldstategop]

I think Star Parker said it best. Lott should step aside not because of a few liberals but because its for the good of the country.

[ApesForEvolution]

"Democrats gather around disgraced colleagues, most famously Bill Clinton, but also Sen. Robert Byrd, the Senate's senior Democrat."

What works for RATS is not the recipe for conservatives and Republicans and Novak should know as much.

[Cold Heat]

I would prefer if he did not do so until about mid 2003.

He could them gracefully say that he wanted to do something else and have time to let this settle down.

If he had to resign in disgrace, I sense that he would feel that he needed to go home. It is the natural thing to do when defeated.

The Gov. of Mississippi is a dem and you know the rest of the story. To have the Senate under new leadership now is just not worth that price.

[Cold Heat]

them=then

[Maynerd]

""Democrats gather around disgraced colleagues, most famously Bill Clinton, but also Sen. Robert Byrd, the Senate's senior Democrat."

What works for RATS is not the recipe for conservatives and Republicans and Novak should know as much" . . . .


Agreed. Furthermore, many of the Lott defenders forget how much damage the democrats have incurred sticking with Bill Clinton. If they had booted Clinton (like the Republicans did to Nixon), Al Gore would be president today and they might even control both houses.

Making Trent Lott step aside from majority leader is the right thing to do morally and politically.

[TLBSHOW]

Sums it up the republicans fell for the race card! Instead of standing up to the rats they were scared again.

[TLBSHOW]

No its not. Its wrong. You are wrong.

[Texasforever]

Making Trent Lott step aside from majority leader is the right thing to do morally and politically.

If you consider branding an innocent man as "racist" moral then you are no better than Clinton.

[clooney4824]

Right on-I wanted him gone when he failed to convict clintoon of impeachment. Sorry,spineless,weinie RINO.But not over this stupid,mean-spirited attack by Demo bigots and racists.

[ApesForEvolution]

"Furthermore, many of the Lott defenders forget how much damage the democrats have incurred sticking with Bill Clinton. If they had booted Clinton (like the Republicans did to Nixon), Al Gore would be president today and they might even control both houses."

Yup. We win by playing smart and playing within the boundaries that we can operate effectively in, given the political 'lay of the land'.

The Lott really did it this time, but we can overcome this and turn the lemon into lemonade...

[BenR2]

I think Star Parker said it best. Lott should step aside not because of a few liberals but because its for the good of the country.

How, precisely, will his resignation help our country? By showing the world that the DemonRats set the sleazy moral tone in this country's political arena?

Now if Star Parker were only as SMART as she is good-looking!

[ApesForEvolution]

"I sense that he would feel that he needed to go home."

According to people close to him in DC he isn't going to allow a RAT governor in MS to hand his seat to a RAT. Everyone acts like Lott holds all the cards, but in fact...HE HOLDS NONE! He has made his bed and he is fast-becoming a team player to atone for this latest blunder.