[mombonn]

He was quite assertive, didn't weasel like lott always did. Asked about Pickering, didn't speak out both sides of his mouth.

Sorry I can't be more specific - it was his overall demeanor, his way of answering that I found refreshing.

Asked whether the arcane rules of the Senate might be troublesome, he said that the first heart-lung transplant he did, he surrounded himself with the best experts; planned to use the same approach as Majority Leader. I was cheering - I hadn't really heard him in action before. He was very self-assured.

[spokeshave]

"Asked whether the arcane rules of the Senate might be troublesome,"

My theory is that he will have all the convoluted Senate rules in his laptop....and can quote/act ten times faster than the smartest rat