While I think the Senate Republicans need better leadership than Trent Lott, I also hope he stays in the Senate; after all, he was elected, and it would not be proper for an unelected Democrat to fill out his term (what I heard would happen if he resigned his Senate seat after the beginning of the new Senate's term).
But imagine this extremely unlikely scenario: If Senator Lott were to abdicate his position, suppose Mississippi's governor, a Democrat, nominated a Republican? And when asked why, his reply was "The way the Senate Democrats treated Charles Pickering was a low blow. He deserved better, and I'm going to do my part to make sure that doesn't happen again." Just wishful thinking I'm afraid, but just once I'd like to hear someone put integrity above the party.
Posted by joelfuhrmann at December 17, 2002 06:40 PM