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MalloyLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 07:23 AM
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BREAKING NEWS per MSNBC.com: Trent Lott expected to resign from Senate by end of year. More soon ...
Edited on Mon Nov-26-07 07:25 AM by MalloyLiberal
Why the rush to resign by the end of 2007?

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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.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/26/480226.aspx
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rfranklin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 07:26 AM
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1. Hayley Barber gets to appoint his replacement?
And the Bush crime family has gotten revenge again for Lott's opposition on certain matters.
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MalloyLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 07:28 AM
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4. Any appointment would only last to 2008 election
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 10:40 AM
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13. The right puppet can do a lot of damage in 10 or 11 months
And the advantage of running as an incumbent has lots of perks. Running as an incumbent that hasn't been there long means less baggage along with the perks.

If Trent and the Corrupt Bastards of Alaska Oil fame are in trouble (and they are) he might wanna get somebody in who can be counted to throw a lot of monkey wrenches into Senate proceedings on those investigations the FBI is doing.

And, if he can go to K Street with a hand picked puppet successor in his pocket, his value there might go up a notch or two.
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 07:27 AM
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2. He must have called someone the N word.
Or he's been tapping his feet in Minneapolis.
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MalloyLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 07:28 AM
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3. Didn't Larry Flynt say he had a new scandal?
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 07:32 AM
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6. Yes he did. Interesting.
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laststeamtrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 07:28 AM
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5. His bebuilt porch must be ready for his sorry ass. n/t
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 07:33 AM
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7. wow. what could this be about??
pretty stunning news. thanks for posting it. hope you've cross posted in GD.
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 07:34 AM
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8. Why?
To Spend time w/ Family?

Sex?

Abramoff?

Corruption?



Lipstick & Head Animal?
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 07:34 AM
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9. He will just be replaced by another R at the ballot box or by appointment
I don't think a D has represented Mississippi in the Senate this generation...
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MalloyLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 07:34 AM
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10. Yeah, and if one did, it'd be a DINO
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Hippo_Tron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 10:41 AM
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14. Not entirely, if former AG Mike Moore runs, Dems really have a chance at the seat
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Olney Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 07:40 AM
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11. He was just re-elected to the Senate in 2006- so WTF?
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MaineDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 08:01 AM
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12. My guess is Abramoff is singing. n/t
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K Gardner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 11:09 AM
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15. He's still mad about his refrigerator
From Truthout:

" Another event during Lott's exile changed his relationship with the White House: Hurricane Katrina. The massive storm devastated Lott's home state, not to mention his oceanside home in Pascagoula. He found his refrigerator a few blocks away in a neighbor's yard. For him, the administration's bungled response was personal. He considered retiring."


http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/112607Z.shtml
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mohc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 11:25 AM
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16. Simple: $$$
With the new ethics rules going into effect for former Senators at the beginning of next year, I expect to see a few more Republicans jumping ship by the end of December. Anyone know which firm he's joining?
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