[End The Hypocrisy]

If Lott resigns, won't he basically drop out of the Senate too? Then the Democrat governor of Mississippi can replace him with a Democrat. Our control of the senate would then be razor thin. Or am I missing part of the picture?

[MadIvan]

I think we are all talking about him resigning merely as Senate Majority Leader, not as a Senator.

Regards, Ivan

[Poohbah]

If Lott resigns, won't he basically drop out of the Senate too?

Not necessarily. But if you leave him as Majority Leader, he will eventually resign, probably when it will do the most damage to the Republicans in 2004.