The Democrat Plan to regain control of the US Senate in January.

BLUEBAY | 12-17-2002 | VANNROX

[vannrox]

Comments.

[Enterprise]

I believe that various posters here at Free Republic have witten similar scenarios.

[hobbes1]

JUst one. Good Writing but you need to read a little more.

This whole controversy was started by Carville himself.In fact he quoted Lotts remarks That very night.

Also, tied to this, but not mentioned is the immediate departure of mary matalin from the White House.

Once Carvilles hand in this had been exposed her departure makes alot more sense.

[FryingPan101]

I'm just about commented out. I'm trying not become emotional about these developments but I'm having really ugly sensations provoked by comments made by Spike Lee, Jesse Jackson, and others...to include my president. I keep waiting for Condi Rice and Colin Powell to step out and proclaim all Republicans racist. Day-o.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Senator Lott has made it known, that if he were to step down from the Senate Leadership position that he would leave the Senate.

Lott is a self centered, first class SOB who is showing that he is willing to destroy any chance of advancing his party's agenda for at least the next two years. He will treat his own party this way but will crawl sniveling to the Rats for permission to wipe the dog crap from their shoes.

[Fish out of Water]

After watching Lott on BET publicly saying he was not a racist while promising to make race a key factor in his and the Governments decisions, he must go.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I have said it all along: thanks to the useful idiots who consider themselves to be conservatives who picked up Jesse Jackson's "TRENT LOTT IS A SEGREGATIONIST" mantra, once again, the Stupid Party snatches defeat from the jaws of victory.

[cynicom]

The democrats??? Better check, whole lot of republicans been getting in some good licks on poor old Lott. Course the dems love all the help they can get because they have more bloodletting planned.

[ModelBreaker]

Your analysis is incorrect.

1. Lott has said he will not resign from the Senate.

2. Even if he did resign from the Senate, Mississippi must hold an election for a replacement within 90 days. The republican candidate is the overwhelming favorite, as long as he can walk and chew gum at the same time.

3. Assume an interim dem replacement for that 90 days. The senate is still 50-50 and ties are broken with the Vice PResident's vote. We win.

4. So, will Lincoln Chaffee jump ship because of an interim dem replacement for Lott? He would be crazy to do so. We will likely take back the senate in 90 days and he loses his chairmanship because he is no longer with the majority. Plus, the dems will have a very rough time taking the Senate in 2004. Why would he jump ship to a likely minority party in two years?

The reality here is that any way this plays out, the Republicans are likely to keep control of the Senate. Now look at the 'other hand.'

Let's say we give into our fears and keep Lott as SML. Do you think that America would be a better place had Thurmond's Dixiecrats run the country since 1948? Their main platform was segregation now, segregation forever. Real segregation enforced by law.

I for one do not think so. I do not want my party lead by a man who says that he thinks the Dixiecrats being elected would be a peachy idea. Not only is that statement immoral. It is incredibly stupid for him to have done so in front of CSPAN cameras. Had he given this a moment's thought, he would have understood just how stupid that statement would sound.

Either he is a rascist. Or he is very, very stupid. Neither is acceptable in a SML for the Republicans.

Don't blame this on the dems. They can no more resist race-baiting than can a junkie resist a loaded needle. Lott knows that and opened his mouth anyway. Lott has only himself to blame for this fiasco.

[dfwgator]

It's nobody's fault but Trent's.

[smith288]

This whole controversy was started by Carville himself.In fact he quoted Lotts remarks That very night.

Also, tied to this, but not mentioned is the immediate departure of mary matalin from the White House.

Once Carvilles hand in this had been exposed her departure makes alot more sense.

Hmmmmm.... That sure makes me wonder.

[mwl1]

Lott has not said that he would not resign from the Senate. I have no idea where you get that source.

We are playing with political fire on this, and I am no fan of Trent Lott.

[thinktwice]

With due respect to General Benedict Arnold, who for good reason was once the most admired man in America (after personally leading a winter assault on Quebec, after building a battle fleet on the shores of Ticonderoga that won a significant naval victory on Lake Champlain, and after leading the assault that won the American victory at Saratoga) and who later -- after being screwed by Congress and pilloried into court martial by the President of Pennsylvania -- changed sides; Trent Lott handing control of the US Senate to Democrats would make him America's greatest traitor ever.

[hobbes1]

The rapidity of it, and the lack of pomp was a big warning flag.

[mystery-ak]

Well, I'd almost agree with you if I hadn't heard Mary announce on MTP that she was leaving the WH at the end of the year....the time was right after Karen Hughes announced she was leaving.

[Cyber Liberty]

A recipe for disaster. For the Democrats. Can you imagine the backlash the 'Craps will feel in '04 if they try to pull another obstructionist Dasshole?

[StriperSniper]

Lott is a self centered,

He will treat his own party this way

They haven't treated him very well of late, because of thier self centeredness(if that's a word) running away from him like he was a tar baby.

[hobbes1]

But look at the dieffering manner in which both left.

Hughes was feted and paraded around, etc. And Mary M. is a much higher profile advisor having been a member of the Punditry. She was shown the door.

[Station 51]

This whole controversy was started by Carville himself.In fact he quoted Lotts remarks That very night.

Blaming the messenger?

[neutrino]

You're exactly right. If only people would open their eyes to the truth!

Thanks for posting this!