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Lott needs to step down. He is like an old general, in that his "battlefield" tactics are well-known. We need someone who can surprise the Dims. Hit 'em where they least expect it. Hit them from all sides. And above all, hit them HARD!

Someone with new ideas. Enough of this 'ol boy club. Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down. And never, ever, let up...

The problem is that there is no one willing to step up and challenge Lott. He's there, and we have to deal with him. The question is, how do we help motivate the Republican leadership, given that he's the top dog--er--chihuahua?

It brings me in mind of the claims by many FReepers that the barrage of information that came to be known as the DSL ("Degrees of Separation List") that was sent at great expense to every Senator during the Clinton Impeachment trial by FR activists, though it didn't result in the thug's impeachment, nevertheless swayed many Senators to vote for his ouster.

I have always been skeptical, but FR is first and foremost a place for Activism (hence this LEGAL VANITY post!) and it seems to me that Mr. Lott needs to hear early and often, that he is not there to play "nice" with Tom Daschle.

I know we're not supposed to "gloat," according to our President, but we have a lot of crucial things that need to be done. Those efforts are going to be seriously hamstrung if Trent Lott attempts to "reach out" to the vanquished Democrats.

We worked hard to defeat them. But our own defeat can be snatched from the jaws of that victory by our own "leaders," such as Trent Lott.

We haven't had him to kick around much; now we have to deal with him.

He is the Weakest Link, and there's no getting around that. This d*mned "collegiality" that we're always hearing exists in the Senate ONLY seems to work one way, and we're here to remind them of that as often as we can.

So, Ideas?

Lince Lott was nver in the military, I would compare him to a coach who doesn't play to win but instead "not to lose" when the game is close. That type of timidity as often as not results in a loss for the home team.