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Senator Trent Lott
487 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING,
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6253
E-mail: senatorlott@lott.senate.gov

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3 posted on 11/21/2002 1:53:13 PM PST by PhiKapMom
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To: PhiKapMom
Keep me on the ping list, please...and let's tell Jumpin'Jim to kindly "Bite US!!"

The gall of that RAT...LOL!!

FReegards...MUD

13 posted on 11/21/2002 1:56:56 PM PST by Mudboy Slim
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To: PhiKapMom
Here's the email I sent Sen. Lott using the freemail address you provided:

Dear Senator Lott:

Congratulations on your upcoming return to the role of Senate Majority Leader. It is a role you should have had for the last two years. And would have, if not for Sen. Jim Jeffords's remarkably unprincipled decision to reject the Republicans who elected him and join with Senate Democrats to undermine our President.

I see now, however that, according to the Washington Times, "the election results were barely in before Mr. Jeffords' office put out feelers to his former party's leaders. The message? That the Vermonter would be happy to caucus with the GOP -- so long as he retained his committee chairmanship."

With all due respect, Senator Jeffords made his decision. He cost our party, our President and our nation two years of Senate gridlock. As Gary Bauer put it, "Now he can build character while being part of the new Senate Democrat minority."

I urge you, as one loyal republican to another, to please not allow Sen. Jeffords, regardless of his party affiliation, a role in the Republican leadership.

Thank you for your consideration.
46 posted on 11/21/2002 3:03:23 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: PhiKapMom
Here's an earlier post on the subject.

Jeffords Sinks Lower
American Prowler ^ | 11/21/2002 | The Prowler

Posted on 11/20/2002 10:24 PM MST by Pokey78

WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS?
Despite denials by his staff, Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords did approach several colleagues in the Republican Senate Caucus about returning to the fold. According to several Republican Senate leadership sources, Jeffords himself floated the idea to Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee and to Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe in the aftermath of the Republicans' regaining control of the Senate.

"It wasn't a half-joking conversation," says a Senate leadership staffer. "The senators thought it serious enough to go to their caucus leaders and raise the issue. At that point it became a joke."

Soon to be Majority Leader Trent Lott found the possibility of a Jeffords return humorous, according the sources. "In fact as soon as we won Missouri and it was obvious we'd regain control, one of the first things we thought of was when Jeffords was going to come around looking to cut a deal for his committee chairmanship," says another Senate leadership aide, referring to Jeffords' role as head of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

The promise of that plum chairmanship was what sent Jeffords over to the dark side to begin with. And keeping it is ostensibly why Jeffords wants to come back. A few years ago, Republicans might have been willing to listen, but with hardliners like Mitch McConnell, Larry Craig and Rick Santorum gaining greater influence over the Republican caucus, it's doubtful many of his former fellow Republicans would be willing to forgive and forget the spectacle Jeffords created when he abandoned the GOP to vote with the Democrats last year.

The LINK

55 posted on 11/21/2002 3:34:55 PM PST by Reagan Man
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To: PhiKapMom
Don't do the traitor; Jeffords any favors !!

Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!

GWB Is The Man !!

Molon Labe !!
66 posted on 11/21/2002 4:30:12 PM PST by blackie
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Sent message to Lott urging him to find an office for Jeffords in the basement next to the boilers and to keep him in political limbo for the rest of his career.
89 posted on 11/22/2002 8:43:45 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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