[Owen]

This is about winning. Lott is not strong enough, we think. The same was said of Dole in the same position. The truth is people in that position have to move legislation through and when you don't have 60 votes that means you have to compromise. If you don't, you don't get the PBA ban even voted on. It would be filibustered. Something will have to be traded for that.

We have to see that this is about winning and circle the wagons around Lott. Winning matters. If it didn't, we'd have all embraced Bauer or Robertson or someone else much farther to the right than GWB, and Gore would be president.

[marajade]

"Lott is not strong enough, we think."

Bush is gonna be much more involved in Senate issues than he was the previous two years... There is nothing to fear with Lott in charge...