If that's Lott's attitude then we are better off without him. So we'll have gridlock until 2004, so be it.
I said it on another thread and I guess I'll say it again.
As far as all this "pickin up his marbles and goin home" BS is concerned ... if I'm not mistaken he's up for election in 2004 and if this SOB is not man enough, patriot enough, and Republican enough to stick it our for a year, then f*** him and f*** his party! If he's even a piece of a man he'll take a backseat role for a year a and then reevaluate.