[dirtboy]

The Democrats see a way to get the Senate back, and they have found a way to do it.

And how is this going to return the Senate to the Dems, sink? The biggest threat to GOP control of the Senate would be for the GOP to defend Lott at any price, thereby handing the Dems a golden hammer to beat the GOP with in 2004...

[sinkspur]

Lott will leave the Senate. Newt quit, Livingston quit, so will Trent.

Senate goes back to 50-50, after Dem Gov. Ronnie Musgrove appoints a DEM successor, who doesn't have to run again until 2006.

[jwalsh07]

And how is this going to return the Senate to the Dems, sink?

When Lott resigns, Ronnie Musgrove appoints a democrat and then Chafee jumps. Voila!

[Connservative]

The Dems have one goal in mind now, and that is not just having Lott step down as ML but resign entirely and have the Dem governor in MS appoint a Democrat, which would then throw back the Senate to the Dems.

Sad to say, but it is an inevitability at this point :(