Trent frikkin' Lott confirmed republican minority whip-- oh brother

[Philosoraptor]

trent lott just confirmed to be republican senate minority whip by ONE vote?

THIS is the face they want? fine then, go totally racist and apeshit. he knows how to deal with Democrats...gimmee a break

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/15/congress.leaders.ap/index.html

[niyad]

1. minority, you mean?

[Philosoraptor]

2. oops, thanks

[LeftishBrit]

3. Eeeeeuuuuurrrrggghhhhhh

[SpiralHawk]

4. That keeps the republicon cronies in the running for...

the most totally ridiculous toupeed-leaders of all time...

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

5. Hotlineblog reports that it is true

Ex-Maj. Leader Trent Lott has won the Senate minority whip election, two GOP sources tell the Hotline.


http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/11/lott_wins_min_w.html

[Philosoraptor]

6. anchor asks: 'why trent lott'? he can out maneuver democrats?

the repubs have lost their way so they pick this asshole to get them focussed

[malaise]

7. The anti-Bush faction has won

I'm loving it:party: :toast:

[in_cog_ni_to]

14. : ) That's what I was going to say.

Trent Lott was "let go" on the ruse of what he said to Strom Thurmond, but REALLY it was because he worked too closely with the Democrats He was more willing to "reach across the aisle" and as we witnessed after Frist took over, THAT WAS THE LAST THING THIS ADMINISTRATION WANTED.. He wasn't a player in the cabal's little game.

[malaise]

18. The lame duck just became

even lamer -lame fugg would do.:D

[radfringe]

8. Stephanie Miller is applauding this as

fresh ideas from the republican party...

once again, they just keep recycling the same old same old...

[Philosoraptor]

9. fresh racist idea

you'd think they'd try to get caught up with the same century everyone else is in.

[Mass]

10. Whoever was running against him must have been very popular

to be beaten by Trent Lott.

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. Lamar Alexander was running against him. n/t

[Clark2008]

19. And he's nearly as worthless as Frist-Corker.

(I think they're the same, boring, overly-accented person, myself).

[treestar]

11. At least he's not the minority speaker ;-)

[Goblinmonger]

13. Maybe the repubs are looking

for some good old fashion lynchings in the Senate. Then there is nobody better for the whip position than Lott.

Just the good ol' boys,
Never meanin' no harm,
Beats all you've ever saw, been in trouble with the law since the day they was born.

[alfredo]

15. Mitch McConnell and Trent Lott,

Pay and play politics and racism, Republican values.

[malaise]

20. So they play into

Dem hands. That's great news for 2008 as the two sides will be fighting big time. The MSNBC discussion on now says this hurts Bush.

[alfredo]

21. I was so glad Mitch was denied the top spot in the Senate.

He would have made Frist look like a boy scout.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

16. I'm Dreaming of a

White Christmas

[Jim Warren]

17. I'm pleased

That means the best they got is a disgraced retread who will make it easy for more moderate pugs to cross over.

[Efilroft Sul]

22. Minority whip? Wow, there's an appropriate title for a racist. n/t

[AnnInLa]

23. With all Lott's baggage, and earmarks,

it'll be hard for them to say anything about Murtha.

[Cha]

24. I remember they got rid of him

because he was too diplomatic with Dems..he got along too well. Not exactly what ol' exgenius rove had in mind.

The jesse helms thing was great excuse for them, nes't-ce pas?

[AnnInLa]

25. Amusing put-down from Atrios:

"Well, after being demoted from the #1 Republican spot all the way down to the #4 Republican spot, Trent Lott has triumphantly clawed his way back to the #2 spot."

www.atrios.blogspot.com

[AnnInLa]

26. some amusing comments from AmericaBlog commenters:

How sad is it that it actually feels like a step UP to have Trent Lott back, who is "only" a white supremacist?
Pope Buck I | 11.15.06 - 10:57 am | #

lott likes the idea of being able to say 'minority' and 'whip' in the same sentence
pgw | 11.15.06 - 10:57 am | #







I propose we let the extreme right AND left wings be given Louisville Sluggers and a small town, say the size of Bakersfield, to roam around and beat the living tar out of each other.
Now that would be my kind of reality TeeVee
Spaniel | 11.15.06 - 11:03 am | #

I propose we let the extreme right AND left wings be given Louisville Sluggers and a small town, say the size of Bakersfield, to roam around and beat the living tar out of each other.
Now that would be my kind of reality TeeVee
Spaniel | 11.15.06 - 11:03 am | #


Pick a side and grab a bat, fence-sitter.
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Publius | 11.15.06 - 11:05 am | #




Good...the Repub Party just proved in the last election that it is basically a Southern Party.....with Lott at #2 that only serves to diminish the conservative ideology of hate and extremism even further....the GOP will die a slow death if they continue to embrace their extremist base....(this is a good first step towards that and will only benefit DEMS!!!)




lib4 | 11.15.06 - 11:10 am | #

Not that I am a Trent Lott fan by any means, but, as Senate minority and majority leader, he was a good leader and ran circles around Bill Frist -- and was NOT a pissy pants.
NoMoreBush | 11.15.06 - 11:15 am | #







I'm as Blue State as they come, but I think we ought to let this one rest. Lott said something stupid, he apologized, he paid a pretty bad price, and that was that. He was pretty good as a Majority Leader working with Clinton, behind the scenes of course, in that he (unlike his successor, Frist) was able to actually pass legislation. And, as Republicans go these days, he's pretty inoffensive (next to, say, Inhofe, or Corkrer). We all love kicking the bad guys around, but I say we aim our fire elsewhere.
Chocolate Thunder | 11.15.06 - 11:19 am | #


(I love this one:)





Am I the only one who thinks the old guard like Lott, Armey, and Barr are not nearly as bad as the Frists and Santorums were? Hell, after 6 years of Bush I find Pat Buchanan bordering on reasonable.
Marcus Wellby | 11.15.06 - 11:22 am | #

[Sugarcoated]

27. Lott is a big fuck you to Rove

And I'm all for that. If Lott attempts bipartisanship, I'm all for that too. It's all a win for Democrats.

[ComerPerro]

28. doesn't matter one bit to me

but, I imagine he, if anyone, would know how to make sure party members stay in lockstep. That is the Whip's job