Trent Lott announcing resignation »
Posted By Aidenag 1 year, 7 months ago in NewsSenate Minority Whip Trent Lott (R-Miss.) is planning on resigning from the Senate this year and may make a formal announcement as soon as today. If he resigns, Lott would become the sixth Republican senator to announce they were stepping down this election cycle.
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Aidenag1 year, 7 months ago
AP is reporting that he has now scheduled 2 news conferences for later today to talk about his plans.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071126/ap_on_go_co...
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Aidenag1 year, 7 months ago
And the motive for his resignation is slowly now revealing itself. If he stayed on for his entire term, and didnt leave before Jan 1st 2008, he would fall under new ethics laws that go into effect that would not let him become a lobbyist for 2 full years.
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uncle-dave1 year, 7 months ago
I think Senator Lott has bigger fish to fry. He wants to get into the lobbying game before the rules change.
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joeblowe1 year, 7 months ago
OK - he's 66. Not really EARLY retirement by most standards. Maybe he's just tired of the B.S. and finds that he CAN retire - so why not? He's doubtless got a very good pension thanks to us taxpayers (many of us NOT having pensions at all) so why not? Hell, if I COULD retire, I would.
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slate1 year, 7 months ago
On both sides yes they are indeed,,,,
Human Events, Mar 6, 2006 by Carpenter, Amanda
Bob Dole Represents UAE Here, Madeleine Albright Represented UAE in China
The proposed deal to allow foreign-government-owned Dubai Ports World to manage some U.S. port facilities has highlighted another aspect of the Washington lobbying ' scene: Foreign governments can and do hire former members of Congress and former high-ranking U.S. officials to be their paid advocates.
Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R.-Kan.), former Rep. Tom Downey (D.-N.Y.) and Carol Browner, who served as director of the Environmental Protection Agency in the Clinton Administration have all been hired by the UAE-owned company. Browner currently works for The Albright Group, a consulting firm headed by former secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who served as America's top diplomat during the Clinton years.
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flyonthewallzz1 year, 7 months ago
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saintetienne1 year, 7 months ago
"Joy to the World....Another Rat jumping ship!"
....Yes, and only 24 more to go, before the people exiting the Bush administration equals the number of rats that jumped ship (or were murdered, or mysteriously "disappeared") from the Clinton administration 14 years ago.
THAT pandering, jerry-built, collapsing ruin of an administration had more secrets, dirty deals, scandals, foul play, misappropriations and shame-faced lies than any administration before or since. Just ask Vince Foster.
Oh, that's right. He's dead.
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RedRiverJ1 year, 7 months ago
26 years, 20 years too long for Republican or Democrat. All states need term limits.
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MonkeyBiz1 year, 7 months ago
Ba-bye! Glad to see ya go, ya redneck with a $400 haircut and a cheap suit.
If he does become a lobbyist, I'll give odds that it won't be for the insurance companies.
I'd also guess that Barbour will appoint a Republican replacement, then stall, stall, stall on the special election.
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slate1 year, 7 months ago
Ba-bye! Glad to see ya go, ya redneck with a $400 haircut and a cheap suit.
You're in the wrong thread, the Edwards thread is over there>>>>>>>>
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LumFan1 year, 7 months ago
My thought on the timing of his announcement is that it allows Mississippi governor Barbour to name a temporary replacement to Lott's seat, which allows said replacement to have a chance to hold the seat in the next election. Something to be said for incumbency, even if it is only one year. The changing rules on becoming a lobbyist plays into his decision as well.
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mrkchgo1 year, 7 months ago
The rats are jumping ship now that they've pillaged the treasury, manufactured a war, and ushered in a recession.
Time to enjoy the spoils of war while the rest of the country suffers.
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Aotearoa1 year, 7 months ago
Slowly but surely the filth from capitol hill are withering away. Now let me count how many of the repug's sleaz bags have jumped ship...hmmm Rumy, Delay, Mccallen , Levy , Rove , Scuter Libby I can go on and on and on but I'll just be wasting my breath. Come next year the country would rid itself of the filthiest filth of them all king george and trigger happy chenny..ha,ha,ha,haaaa!!!!!!!
leve leva e malanga kae tau
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MyCampingMall1 year, 7 months ago
It's all about money. Can't make enough being a Senator, become a lobbyist! That is before the new law goes into effect in January 2008 restricting senators to a two year wait period before they're eligible. Money, money, money! You thought he was there to represent you.
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getreal11 year, 7 months ago
Either Congress cleans itself out or they can go the hard way. We The People are heading for better, stronger and lasting freedom. He knows whats coming and he can see it in the masses of the public as they fight to survive with the inflation that our Congress has promoted for the last 50 years or so. Better to leave with Grace than Dishonor. May he soon find that being a lobbiest for the few rich is a dead-end job as well.
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ETproductions1 year, 7 months ago
Looks like there's a whole Lott of leaving going on in the GOP these days.
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