[diotima]

FReeping Lott in DC won't do too much good. He needs to be FReeped by the people who vote for him. The rest of the GOP needs to be informed by their voters that we don't want Lott anymore.

[Congressman Billybob]

Good morning, my friend,

In a perfect world, I thoroughly agree that Lott should be replaced. But I've followed the stories concerning those who might replace him. His challengers have backed off. So if we are to affect the behavior of the Senate, will will have to deal with Lott.

The rule from medieval history is, "If you strike at a king, you must kill him." If no Republican in the Senate is willing to go for Lott's once and future position as Majority Leader, then we are chosing exactly the wrong tactics if we attack Lott, rather than try to "persuade" him to do certain things. If Lott IS going to keep the position, we are couter-productive and take ourselves out of the loop, if our approach is to attack him.

However, I agree with the point that we should FReep Lott at home as well as in Washington. That can come first. Do we have enough troops in the right places in Mississippi to do that?

Billybob

[Congressman Billybob]

P.S. Glad to see a response from someone who's interested in the subject, which is CRITICALLY important. Squabbling about whether this is a vanity thread is pointless. Lott IS going to be the Majority Leader. What are WE going to do to push him into the correct positions and actions?

BB