By:
Steve Benen on Monday, November 26th, 2007 at 5:04 AM - PST
MSNBC had the scoop this morning:
NBC News has learned that Trent Lott’s in the midst of informing close allies that he plans to resign his senate seat before the end of the year. It’s possible a formal announcement of his plans could take place as early as today.
Josh Kraushaar has more, including speculation about potential candidates for Lott’s Mississippi seat.
UPDATED: (Nicole) PERRspectives looks at some possible new careers for Lott.
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That a big hit for the republicans in the Senate. Trent Lott was a Bush lackey all the way to the end.
Adios cocksucka
Trent…you’ll always have a seat at the table of your local KKK rally….all 8 of you unbelievably worthless PsOS…
Na,na… na, na, na, na… hey, hey, hey… goodbye
Another rat off the ship. Trent, how about going to the back of the line for K Street jobs… you’re only the latest rat to decide to go for the $ before its too late.
Criminal Lott!
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
CRIMINAL LOTT!
Whatever will he do now that he won’t be able to commit treason against the United States from the floor of Congress every day?
What will he do not being able to tread on our Constitution on the floor of Congress every day?
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Geez, these guys are jumping ship in a big way. How many GOPers is that now that have either left congress or are leaving congress? Anybody got a tally? The Dems could end up winning back seats from attrition more than anything.
he took a wide stance and decided too look for work else where……..eh.
#1 - a bush lackie till the end?
lets hope this is the end… for ALL republican obstructionists/traitors.
To #11 - I meant to the end of Lott’s career in the senate. But it does make you wonder why these cronies of Bush are bailing so fast.
Hip Hip Horaay! Hip Hip Horaay!
Yippeeee!
Wahooo!
:) :) :) :) :) :)
Bye Bye and good riddance!
You’re not gone already?
History will remember you for being the Senate Majority Leader when a President was impeached for receiving a blow job in the oval office…….
………..what a legacy Senator……………..
Personally, I’d rather see Lott and his ilk perp-walked out of Congress instead of letting ‘em resign and go free. But so long as they’re gone, I guess. Unfortunately, there’s still the long and daunting task of rebuilding the nation they’re leaving in smoldering ruins.
Did anyone catch Erin Burnett on Joe Scarborough’s show this AM. She referred to French P.M. as Rudy’s man-crush, and said that noone could blame him for having a man-crush when looking at Sarcozy (sp?). Then she said that she was talking about the man on the right, not the monkey in the middle.
When Scarborough feigned ignorance as to who she was referring, she was that not talkiing about German P.M. Angela Merkle, who was on the left. Willie Geis (sp?) then exclaimed that she must be talking about “my president” or words to that effect.
Man, oh man. Who would have guessed she (working for CNBC) is opposed to the Chimp!!!
I heard on the news that he couldn’t raise enough …something to do with lobbiest money…in short…the lobbiest have decided not to back this losing horse…and he knows it.I don’t see this clown giving up easily…..unless he knows there is no way for him to win,plus he see’s the writing on the wall.The Repug party is going to take a beating in the next election….so he’s getting out …to avoid the shame.
did a cold wind from Alaska help Trent on his way?
One less absolute Jim Crow racist cocksucker leading this nation. Good riddance and go to hell!
rmwlaw @ 16:
yeah…I caught that too…not sure what to make of it……but that’s the impression I got….monkey/chimp?
Why are we celebrating? It’s not as if we’re going to get a Democrat elected in Mississippi in 2009.
He must have made enough blood money to settle with the rest of his criminal cocksuckers in Alaska (except Gravel).
jimijazz @ 1:
Not exactly. Things haven’t been quite as rosy ever since Lott criticized Bush’s handling of Katrina.
Left&Left @ 19:
Yep. That pretty much sums it up!
Guess bush must’ve rebuilt his mansion in N’Orleans.
True. But as usual with these republicans he tried to to portray a new image. But politics were the same as usual for the republicans -thats why they gave him the #2 spot. It obviously failed.
“When you got too much, that’s a lot…”
Chico Marx
Isn’t he the Dr who likes to kill cats. Who would ever believe Missippians are so dumb. I hope to God Mitch McConnell is next.
Does this mean they are all just giving up and heading home…the Republican Revolution was a great party and now it’s over. Don’t most of these politicians keep on going like Strom Thurmond. If not, does this mean that they know they’ve milked this ride for everything it was worth and are now heading home to enjoy the spoils of their efforts over the past decade?
(posted at skewz.com)
It will be interesting when someone digs up the real reason, not that trotts a lot will ever admit it. I hope it is a skeleton in the closet. If it is an illness, then I’ll feel sorry for him, much as I’m glad to see him go away.
Hmm, a position on the board of directors of the KKK must have opened up.
turns out Lott has to wait a year before he starts lobbying.He’s going where the real money is…as a Lobbiest….go figure.
Whatever happened to Larry Flynt and his campaign to find those with hypocritical indiscretions? Could some of the critters be making deals to keep their secrets, secret?
Could this be because some gop presidential candidate has asked him to run as his veep if he should get the nomination.
A good old southern boy running with a previous New York mayor, perhaps. Jeez, I hope not, but seems stranger things have happened.
He’ll become a lobbyist…… right in time for the next Dem Prez…..there thinking way ahead now,they know there is nothing they can do to win this next election…so their already going to work to make things difficult for the next Prez
pissed off patricia @ 34:
Might help Rudy’s “Southern strategy” — but that’s about it. Lott is a liability everywhere else.
Lott still needs to be prosecuted for his complicity in the whole Iraq thing, backing Bush up on EVERYTHING! The man’s a nasty racist little piece of filth, an embarrassment to all of us here in the US. When are they going to outlaw lobbying, by the way?
ralph @ 30:
Did you watch the link to the Now show about Alaskan Oil Scandals? Saw some familiar faces in the CBC photos!
Dhalgren @ 21:
Exactly! I was born and raised in that hellhole and they will only vote in someone equal to or worse than Lott.
Dhalgren @ 21:
I would rather have a rookie criminal in Congress than a seasoned professional.
Trent, we love your work–you’ve been a real team player and a significant contributor to the success we’ve enjoyed in bringing the project to completion.
We have some objectives in mind over the next twelve to eighteen months for which we’d appreciate your continued enthusiasm and commitment.
Options: your support and cooperation; a dignified, secure, and complete retirement, or something else.
Enjoy your retirement, then. Wishing you the best.
pissed off patricia @ 34:
Giuliani-Thompson 08. You heard it from me.
Joementum @ 36:
Thank you for that comment Joementum, I was scaring myself. :)
Vanna @ 42:
I also heard that from the Morning Joe show this morning. It might have been Chris Matthews who said it. Jesus, would that be frightening or what, if they actually won?
Another rat jumps ship. Good riddance.
From TP: “UPDATE IV: “While the exact reason Lott is stepping down before he finishes his term is unknown, the general speculation is that a quick departure immunizes Lott against tougher restrictions in a new lobbying law that takes effect at the end of the year. That law would require Senators to wait two-years before entering the lucrative world of lobbying Congress.””
with the Calif Counts antics it’s obvious they’re going to pull some kind of BS…with the GOP’s track record…there is no way that they should win this election….unless the steal it….again.
Regarding comment #46, Leave it to a repub not to let any opportunity for more money pass them by. I would think the people who voted for him would be pissed that he’s walking away from them for his own benefit in the billfold.
But the real question is WHY? Why so many Repugs jumping ship? Do they know something we don’t? Do they know Bush is a lunatic and is about to push the button? Some people suggest that it’s because they think they’ll get their asses handed to them in 2008 so they’re getting out while they can. But the problem with that theory is that there is obviously no shortage of morons to vote for these people so why are so many of them leaving?
WHY?
fkfk @ 49:
I don’t know but I do know that no repub ever does anything that is good for the country as a whole. Any time one of them does something like this, I never feel good about it until the whole story is told and usually I don’t feel any better then
fkfk @ 49:
My thoughts exactly. Are they merely rats deserting a sinking ship or is there something much more frightening that they know is coming in the next year? How many of them have land in Paraguay near the new bush compound?
This cracker is now toast.
-GSD
Frist is the cat-doc.
I don’t buy the K-street explanation as sufficient, although it might be a contributing factor. I think that either the investigation into the shenanigans in Alaska or the Larry Flynt story have something to do with precipitating his departure. Still, David Vitter appears to be weathering the storm, so there must be something more than that going on?
the poster at 46 is probably right about Lott wanting to cash in before stricter lobbying laws kick in.
Me, I’m betting that Lott’s on the DC Madam’s list and is another candidate for the Brotherhood of the Disappearing Pants
he needs to fill up the old coffers..
and go home and shine his porch monkeys
Mississippi doesn’t deserve much better than Lott. Too bad the South has its head up its ass. (And I’m a Southerner.) But, yeah, it’s great to be rid of another Christian racist.