“former Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott, a veteran of such impasses, ambled by the Speaker’s Office”
Do these swamp creatures ever go away? “Lott ambled by the Speakers office” ??? Just out for a stroll?
No. And the arteries of DC are clogged with the detritus of former office holders.
And the word is spelled "troll" not "stroll," you know, like someone sitting under a bridge hoping some unsuspecting taxpayers wander by with some loose change.
Heh. Had me checking the date, when I saw his name.
Poor Nancy, though. This could stretch her Botox?