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| Sen. Trent Lott announces retirement |
| 2007-11-27 |
| Trent Lott, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, on Monday announced he will retire this year, five years before his term expires and ending the conservative's 34-year career in Congress. "I am announcing today that I will be retiring from the Senate by the end of the year," Lott said in his hometown of Pascagoula, Mississippi. "Let me make it clear, there are no (health) problems. I feel fine. I may look my 66 years, but I honestly feel good." Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is expected to pick a fellow Republican to take the seat until the next congressional and presidential election in November 2008, when Barbour said he would call a special election. The conservative state's other senator, Thad Cochran, is also a Republican and is running for re-election next year. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Goo, now to get the rest of the RINOs and get real LMTHA Conservative into the Congress. (LMTHA = Leave Me The Hell Alone) Barbour oughta appoint himself. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2007-11-27 23:21 |
| #7 and this little piggy went wee wee wee all the way home. |
| Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611 2007-11-27 16:04 |
| #6 Taking his pork barrel and going home. |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-11-27 15:19 |
| #5 Ol' Helmet-hair forgot who he represented, and loved the Senatorial camaraderie of porkfeasting more than his constituents. Good riddance. Barbour is an impressive smart guy - here's hoping he does it right |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-11-27 11:51 |
| #4 I trust Barbour will pick a great legislator for the job. I'm sure he knows many honest men and women with high IQs who would make perfect Senators. One of the few requirements of a great senator is that he stick to his core convictions. Unfortunately, Lott did just that and now we're glad to see him go. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-11-27 10:59 |
| #3 I hope Barbour nominates a caretaker so he can run in the fall. He's done a great job as Mississippi governor as well as Chmn of the RNC, and should be in the next round of trunk presidential hopefuls. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-11-27 10:04 |
| #2 Doorknob. Butt. Way out. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2007-11-27 09:52 |
| #1 Good riddance. What a disappointment these Yellow Dog Democrats turned Republican have been. We may have turned the South as Red States but their Republican legacy in Washington has been nothing more than what they did as Democrats: Pork, Pork and Pork. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-11-27 09:51 |