[Concerned]

SHELTONMAC WROTE: "If he was so INCOMPETENT and INEFFECTIVE, why was he even chosen as Majority Leader in the first place?"

Lott was the next in line in SENIORITY in the Republican ranks after Dole left to run his sorry campaign for President.

[dirtboy]

Lott was the next in line in SENIORITY in the Republican ranks after Dole left to run his sorry campaign for President.

That is not correct. Lott was first elected to the Senate in 1988, and I can think of several other Senators who had seniority. Lott did have experience as Whip in both the House and Senate.