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I find the fact that the man wore an FBI wire, and that a federal indictment came down on serious charges, and that lott and his brother in law find humor in that, a little disturbing.
I would say that lott suddenly retired because he may not have known this indictment was coming down, but he had a feeling it was. and why won't lott call his brother in law even if his phone is tapped? what is it that they both think one may say that is incriminating?

The people elect him and he quits on them. Seems like the party that came up with "cut and run" sure has gotten good at it!

Lott is a crook who is just hopping over to the other side of the fence. As a lobbyist, he will continue to sell out our country until we are no better than a third world toilet like Sudan.

He was just tapping his feet and reaching for the toilet paper, and besides he takes a wide stance.

Another brother or brother-in-law making beer perhaps??

And we are supposed to believe that he didnt know that the indcitment was coming down? Oh please, if you believe that.....

You see! If Strom Thurman had been elected president back in 1948, none of this would be happening.

Lott has already indicated his reason for retiring. He wants to become a lobbyist.

Trent Lott knows what the hordes of Republican senators announcing thier return to the private sector know. His butt would be handed to him on a platter if he ran.
Our own Chuck Grassley has gone from changing bancruptcy laws so Donald Trump can declare bankrupcy but Donald Sixpack becomes an endentured servant for life if a financial catastophy stikes him to the guy who is siccing the IRS on evangelicals.
I expect him to set up a treehugging photo-op and admit global warming is real at any time.

Do I, or any other American believe that Senator Lott didn't see this coming? I think that this is a watershed moment for the GOP. I honestly think that this may be the end of our beloved country. The religious right and their big corporation buddies have lain waste to this country. We, as Americans must pay attention before we decide to elect another president who we would like to have a beer with.

What Captial Hill, Congress, Washington, D.C. needs so badly is an enima!

Yeah, believe that. It's great that Trent can just call and "rib" with his brither-in-law about the criminal indictment. It's the kind of stuff apparantly they can joke about. Imagine that.
He's asking you to believe it. If you are a loyal republican you might, and you might believe that Republican Senator Vitter only called a hooker and never actually went to one, and that Republican Senator Larry Craig is not gay and doesn't look for anonymous male sex in public bathrooms, and that George Bush and his republican enablers have not been the biggest disaster we've faced since the civil war.
The Republican voter has to be "faith based".

Oh, Greg, my fellow Houstonian, Lott's quick departure is much more innocent than that. Y'see, on Jan 1, there is a new law that takes effect that makes senators and congressmen wait two years before they can start raking in the BIG BUCKS as lobbyists.

It's not that his brother-in-law is a crook (allegedly), but he just wants his money NOW, not in two years.

There is no bad reason for Trent Lott to leave public life.

I believe him. He's retiring so he can make a truck load of money lobbying.

yeah right. What else is he hiding??? Good riddance.