NO MORE LOTT….Republican whip Trent Lott is resigning:
Lott, 67, grew tired of the political infighting in the Senate as Republicans have been forced into a position of merely blocking a Democratic agenda, the aide said, stressing that the decision was not connected to any health or ethical issues.
I suppose that organizing a dozen filibusters a month could get pretty exhausting after a while, couldn’t it?
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