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Don Nickles Calls for New Senate Leadership Election to Challenge Lott
Fox News | 12-15-02

Posted on 12/15/2002 6:33:57 AM PST by rightwing2

Fox News just reported that ABC reported that Nickles has called for a new Senate leadership challenge to Trent Lott!


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bigcanodumbass; gop; lott; nickels; senate
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To: TLBSHOW
If being on the front page advances conservatism, what's the harm?
981 posted on 12/15/2002 2:25:29 PM PST by Republic of Texas
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To: Reverend Bob
Fair enough. But my money is still very much on Nickles...in my opinion he has played this perfectly...and he has been in position to follow Lott for quite some time.
982 posted on 12/15/2002 2:26:13 PM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: TLBSHOW
Here is the final coup de grace for Lott from tos.

"Senator Trent Lott [Republican] is a 32 nd Degree Mason"

983 posted on 12/15/2002 2:27:25 PM PST by Torie
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To: Reverend Bob
Here is classic bit of Mark Steyn wisdom on this very subject:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/806843/posts?page=1

It's a great read, and spot on.
984 posted on 12/15/2002 2:28:13 PM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
Well, you have your opinion and I have mine. I don't happen to think that the ML position has anything to do with the agenda when the party head is in the WH. The minority leader position is only important when the opposite party is in the WH. The ML will push the agenda that the president presents and that's all there is to it. If you want to give up on PBA, then let old Lott stay there or push for Nichols who will be quickly made the minorty leader because Chafee will defect. It just depends on how strongly you feel about getting a PBA bill passed, conservative judges confirmed etc. But if you don't care about any of that just keep sticking to principle and explain that to your kids as they watch all those liberal judges changing the law to suit their agenda.
985 posted on 12/15/2002 2:28:47 PM PST by McGavin999
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To: Sabertooth
Damn Rove; he should've approved it. Then we'd be wondering how Lott would have screwed us out of a 52-48 majority.
986 posted on 12/15/2002 2:28:56 PM PST by steveegg
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To: Torie
There's a new thread on FR that is quoting Lott that he won't quit the senate if he's ousted... You were right...
987 posted on 12/15/2002 2:29:42 PM PST by marajade
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To: McGavin999
If Chaffee defects we still control the Senate.

So you are in favor of allowing blackmail by Chaffee, who can't swing the balance all by himself, to determine who is chosen as ML?
988 posted on 12/15/2002 2:34:02 PM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: marajade
There's a new thread on FR that is quoting Lott that he won't quit the senate if he's ousted.

WOuld it be this one? If this were true, one would have to wonder why some people are so much of a "Johnny-defend-lately" attitude when it comes to Lott.

FWIW, I'm not entirely convinced that Lott would stay as a mere Senator; what I do know is if he were to remain Republican "leader", the Pubbies will be in the majority by July, and nothing positive (e.g. conservative judges being confirmed) will have gotten done by then.

989 posted on 12/15/2002 2:40:16 PM PST by steveegg
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To: EternalVigilance
Nice piece. Steyn rules! :-)
990 posted on 12/15/2002 2:40:21 PM PST by Reverend Bob
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To: rightwing2

wooohoooo! Go Nickles!


991 posted on 12/15/2002 2:40:41 PM PST by I'm ALL Right!
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To: Right_in_Virginia
Self-serving? A politician? Say it ain't so. Hahahahahaha.

Poor timing? We'll see.

992 posted on 12/15/2002 2:43:17 PM PST by savedbygrace
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To: EternalVigilance
Be very, very quiet EV, looks like Gore just gave us a HUGE gift with his announcement. If we allow it it will knock this whole thing off the front page and the whole question could just be moot.

Please, please let this thread die.

993 posted on 12/15/2002 2:49:32 PM PST by McGavin999
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To: Republic of Texas
Front page is good. What we do with the front page is the question?
994 posted on 12/15/2002 2:51:32 PM PST by TLBSHOW
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To: dogbyte12
I agree 100 percent with what you've said -- and not just on this post. I've been reading everything you've posted these last few days and you certainly have given us plenty of facts to deal with. IMO, you've been more than fair in what you've posted.

Lott no more "forgot" to mention what the White House wanted him to say than he "forgot" what Strom Thurmond ran on. As I have said, I have personally talked to two people who were at the birthday party and they told me that when he said it, there was a GASP in the room because, even if Lott didn't "get it" with regard to just what a "tactical" error he had made, everybody else did. (Leaving aside, of course, the ones who actually BELIVED what he said was right.....LOL)

I'll admit I've been one of those who haven't schooled myself on Lott's past, and have based most of me feelings on his recent unproductivity, to put it kindly, representing the GOP.

Honestly, after reading what you posted about his MOTHER, I would say Lott hasn't fallen far from the tree; at the very least, he's disengenous.

And considering how well he seems to "play the game," how would we EVER tell when he was telling the truth -- from his heart -- and when he was saying something politically expedient for his sorry butt.

Personally, I am NOT looking forward to the pandering on BET tomorrow night. It could well be the low point of this year for the GOP.

Looking back, it seems it would have been much better for Lott to have gotten off his sorry butt and driven to Miami, gone on TV, and just admitted that he, in fact, use to believe those things but doesn't anymore.

And as I have said continually, if WE knew it was the wrong thing to say, why didn't the leader of the GOP party in the United States Senate know it?

995 posted on 12/15/2002 2:53:00 PM PST by Howlin
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To: McGavin999
As long as the rivers run, and the grass is green, I will post to this thread no more, forever, er, ah, yeah.
996 posted on 12/15/2002 2:53:17 PM PST by Republic of Texas
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To: EternalVigilance
The fog lifts somewhat: The Frist story is from NEWSWEEK, via Drudge. The story is that Rove wants Lott out and Frist in. No details provided.
997 posted on 12/15/2002 2:54:44 PM PST by Reverend Bob
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To: Reverend Bob
Huge mistake,if it comes to fruition.
998 posted on 12/15/2002 2:55:59 PM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: rface
I like Mitch McConnell because he is a standup kind of guy and willing to mix it up for what he believes in. Frist and Nickles are okay, too. I just like McConnell--think he and Frist are more capable of behind the scenes planning and getting the job done. I have heard Nickles on several issues when he just did not really get to the nuts and bolts of the matter at hand.

vaudine
999 posted on 12/15/2002 2:58:50 PM PST by vaudine
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To: dogbyte12
This is going to be the battle right here

There's not going to be any battle. It's already a done deal,and Lott will resign this coming Friday afternoon. Most likely after 5PM.

1,000 posted on 12/15/2002 2:58:50 PM PST by sneakypete
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