Sen. Lott Will Run For Senate Minority Whip

[kpete]

Lott Will Make Leadership Bid

As rumored since last year, Political Wire has learned that Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) will run for Senate Minority Whip. He launched a "quiet campaign" just before the midterm elections in anticipation that the previous holder of the position, Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), would lose his re-election race.

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) declared last week he has lined up the votes for the leadership post.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2006/11/13/lott_will_make_leadership_bid.html

[Greeby]

1. Just when you think you've got rid of them

They come slithering back :eyes:

[rosesaylavee]

8. Oh Yeah. Good ol boy Trent.

He's just racist - does that matter in the "minority speaker" role?

Apparently not. :eyes:

[HeeBGBz]

11. I tried to vote him out

Didn't happen. Got too many pals down here I guess.

[aquart]

2. Because he's the cleanest they've got?

LOL!

[ck4829]

3. He should run for Minority Speaker instead

[SoCalDem]

4. Fox could do the promo for him

:rofl:

[Bozita]

6. Faux News thinks so too!

[Tatiana]

9. Good idea!

:rofl:

[Oleladylib]

5. Any old folks here, Guy Hovis of the Lawrence Welk show

works for Lott..ho-hum..a little known fact anyone little wants to know.

[tinfoil tiaras]

7. Hahaha, Trent is a train wreck

I'm ashamed to be from the same state as him....:crazy:

[porphyrian]

10. He may have the Most Vitalis In Hair quality they're looking for...

http://www.makethemaccountable.com.nyud.net:8090/drobny/images/TrentLott021217.jpg

[Democrat 4 Ever]

12. Well, Mitch McConnell thinks he has the Minority Leader spot

all sewn up. (Local reports is that McConnell has been slithering around all secret like jockeying for the job behind the scenes.) I don't like Lott (or hell, any other repug, but I would have to laugh my ass off if someone beside McConnell get the top spot for the repugs. It would just be a slap in the face after a week of seeing his personally anointed Ann Northup sent packing.

McConnell's neck is on the line in the 2008 election cycle and I hope beyond hope the Kentucky repug hate fest is still going strong. If anyone needs to be sent home it is McConnell. If McConnell goes so will Ron Lewis. We need Kentucky to be true blue again.

It never ends.

[Bucky]

13. Trent Lott vs Lamar Alexander vs Mitch McConnell -- truly a popcorn moment.

I'd love to see a roster count on who votes for who. Republicans can be such vicious competitors.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

14. He probably thinks "Minority whip" is something else entirely.