Lott resigns from U.S. Senate

KATC.com ^ | 12/19/2007 | ap

[Jet Jaguar]

Good catch. I missed that.

[Ken H]

If I were Lott, I wouldn't have chanced looking back at DC as I walked away...

[WoofDog123]

he announced his resignation like 2 days before his brother-in-law (a near-billionaire trial lawyer who was in on the beginning of the tobacco extortion) was indicted on federal charges of attempting to bribe a judge. There is persistent speculation in the jackson legal community that the telephone wiretapping of scruggs caught lott having some conversation which he should not have.

I don’t think 2 days is a coincidence.

[Rick_Michael]

okay....next.

[VeniVidiVici]

Good catch. I missed that.

I was pointing out the fact that a "professional" writer screwed it up.

If you typed it, well, apologies for being the typing police :)

[Captainpaintball]

Good riddance, you piece of crap.

[Jet Jaguar]

Not my goof. However, I try to read all articles that I post.

I missed this goof.

:0)

[Mobile Vulgus]

Good riddance. Worst RINO we had since Chaffee.

[Islander7]

Gov. Haley Barbour will appoint a successor to serve until a special election is held next year. The timing of the special election is in dispute. Barbour, a Republican, said he plans to set it for Nov. 4, but state Attorney General Jim Hood, a Democrat, issued a nonbinding opinion this week that the election must be held within 100 days of Lott's departure.

BS Alert!

[exit82]

Good riddance.

This spineless wonder is the main reason my country disappeared on Feb. 12, 1999.

Someone must have had the goods on him.

[Kozak]

More Lott on Immigration:

““I’m sure senators on both sides of the aisle are being pounded by these talk-radio people who don’t even know what’s in the bill.” To the New York Times, he had offered: “Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem.”

Good riddance.

[ME-262]

It is time for new Ideas and new motivation.

I believe we should have term limits. After too long in DC our politicians seem to get a sense of entitlement to their jobs and begin delving into additional compensation (corruption).

Except for Ronald Reagan, I’ve never been sad to see a long serving politician leave office.

[Brad from Tennessee]

That’s scary from a Bible-Belt Republican. I guess when one lives in D.C. for 35 years—and goes all over the planet on junkets—one evolves a more cosmopolitan outlook, yet can still talk like a sorghum farmer.

[cherry]

good riddance to this dandy...

[dixiechick2000]

Late night Mississippi ping!

[dixiechick2000]

As I understand it, he will run for Thad’s seat.

Cochran will run again, and retire when Haley’s term is up.

[Yaelle]

Post of the night!

[dixiechick2000]

pure speculation...

Lott wanted to retire before Katrina.
He decided to stay on for a while until he felt comfortable that he could leave.

He did a great service to MS by staying on.

[dixiechick2000]

Thank you.

Hood is a butt.

We’ll see what Haley does with him. ;o)

[dixiechick2000]

That was an unfortunate position for him to take.

Undoubtedly, his constituents feel the same.