There’s no doubt that Lott is a skilled legislative wrangler and that Alexander is a relative neophyte. Still, Lamar! is not tainted and would have been a sign that the party is moving forward rather than backward.

Alexander hasn't demonstrated any qualifications for the job, either. In any event, I suspect that what the republicans do for the next two years really isn't going to matter very much at all. The press is going to be spending the majority of its time fawning over its newfound power with the democrats holding the reins. It'll be "Trent WHO?"

Back from the political wilderness, so to speak.Four years after racially impolitic remarks cost him the Senate's top post, Sen. Trent Lott (Miss.) rejoined Congress's leadership ranks yesterday when his Republican colleagues turned to the veteran in...

You fight pork in the primaries. But after the primaries, I want a trench fighter to hold the line against the democratic excesses. Lamar was not that trench fighter.

Geez Louise, must they select Trent Lott for a leadership position? That man screams sleaze with his slick hair and attitude. I just don't understand why anyone would elect him given his toxicity. There are politicians, as I've said before,...

Lott is famous for sticking his foot in his mouth at Strom's birthday party.

The Senate President Pro Tem is Robert Byrd, famous for being a Klan Kleagle, and later for ear marking ridiculous spending for West Viginia.

Is this the 21st century or what?

I am not a Lott fan not really an Alexander fan either. I do, however, like McConnell and I think he should have gotten the leadership job over Frist, back when Lott stepped down.

My main issue is I would like to see some newer faces in leadership, rather than the same old dinosaurs from years past.

So, Trent Lott is back in a leadership role in the Senate, this time as minority whip. This has a lot of folks on the right side of the 'sphere a bit upset. Since a lot of them (this was before my time) had rather a lot to do with Lott lo...

So much for throw the bums out. (I'm on the West Coast so yes, just listening to it now.)

Sen. Trent Lott, ousted from the top Senate Republican leadership job four years ago because of rema...

This is Unfreakinbelievable:
Sen. Trent Lott, ousted from the top Senate Republican leadership job four years ago because of remarks considered racially insensitive, won election to the No. 2 post Wednesday for the minority GOP in the next Congress.
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