Trent Lott shot himself. We "perennial bitchers" don’t need him as leader. Just answer this question: Do you think Nickles is LESS of a conservative than Trent Lott?
You are only after Nickles now, because he had the nerve to go against you.
It doesn't matter what I think. It matters what his fellow Senators think, and he is not as popular as Lott is among his fellow Senators. He's brash, shoots off his mouth, and pulls stunts like he just did.
Lott may go, but Nickles won't be his replacement. In fact, I think this little move today dooms him, for sure.