Rep. Trent Lott to resign to become a lobbyist

Word on the street is that the 'lobbying job' is a cover for..



http://bigheaddc.com/2007/10/26/larry-flynt-teases-new-huge-gop-senate-sex-scandal/

Only rumours, but...

Cycloptichorn

Cycloptichorn
Cycloptichorn, why am I not surprised that rascal Larry Flint has got the goods on another out of control dick on such a sweetie as Trent Lott?

BBB

Cycloptichorn
With all of the problems this nation faces. Why worry about the sexual indiscretions of our senators. IMO they can eat drink and have sex [elicit and otherwise} as long as they do the job they were elected too.

I, personally, don't worry about it. I didn't ask the guy to resign and I wouldn't ask him to resign.

Then again, I'm not a 'values voter.'

You're speaking to the wrong person here.... tell the Republicans not to worry about it.

Cycloptichorn

Following up on this morning's item, there are a variety of official and unofficial reasons for Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.), just one year after asking voters in Mississippi to give him another six-year term, giving up his seat before the end of the calendar year. Some are more plausible than others.

* Explanation #1: "Spend more time with the family." Roll Call reports that Lott's "shocking move sources said was precipitated by a desire to spend more time with his family." The article added that Lott "wants to spend more time with his grandchildren." Plausibility rating: On a scale of one to 10, I'd give this one a two. His family hasn't changed much this year, and yet, he just sought re-election and just maneuvered his way into a leadership post.

* Explanation #2: He's "fed up" with Washington." The WaPo reports that Lott "grew tired of the political infighting in the Senate as Republicans have been forced into a position of merely blocking a Democratic agenda." Plausibility rating: Maybe a three. In April, Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) said, "The strategy of being obstructionist can work or fail … and so far it's working for us."

* Explanation #3: He's cashing in. MSNBC reports, "While the exactly reason Lott is stepping down before he finishes his term is unknown, the general speculation is that a quick departure immunizes Lott against tougher restrictions in a new lobbying law that takes effect at the end of the year. That law would require Senators to wait two-years before entering the lucrative world of lobbying Congress." Plausibility rating: An easy 10.

As Republican senators go, Lott isn't exactly independently wealthy. It was only a matter of time before he cashed in and went from being a politician on corporate interests' payroll to being a lobbyist on corporate interests' payroll. A Lott confidant conceded to the Politico that the lobbying law, passed earlier this year, was "a factor in the timing" of Lott's departure.

In fact, it appears Lott has been laying the groundwork for this for quite a while.
http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/

Actually, I see this one as a negative. Old TR is a segregationist loving good ole boy, but his replacement will be as well. His one plus is that he really doesn't like GWB. After Bush stabbed him in the back over Thurmond-Gate and left Mississippi to rot after Katrina, Lot was not in sync with the White House and could have been a force for change on the Republican side of the Senate. In his place, we'll probably get another Bush follower who can be expected to toe the line.

engineer


Unfortunately, you are right in your prediction.

BBB

Escort Throws Cold Water On Lott Rumor
Escort Throws Cold Water On Lott Rumor
by Max Follmer - The Huffington Post
November 26, 2007

A San Antonio-based gay male escort categorically denied Monday that outgoing GOP Sen. Trent Lott had ever procured his services, putting to bed one of the more stunning rumors to emerge following Lott's announcement earlier in the day that he was leaving Congress.

The charge was first published by the Washington DC blog Big Head DC, which claimed to have emails where the escort, Benjamin Nicholas, allegedly playing coy, declined to go on the record because "Trent is going through his fair share of scrutiny right now and I don't want to add to it."

But in an email message, Nicholas himself said the item was false.

"There's nothing to be said, as Lott and I have no connection whatsoever," Nicholas wrote in an email to The Huffington Post. "How these 'quotes' have been fabricated are beyond me. The Senator is someone I have had no personal dealings with, ever."

In a subsequent posting on his own Web site, Nicholas wrote, "I have not, nor have I ever seen or had contact with Senator Trent Lott. It's as simple as that. It never happened."

Big Head DC's founder, Rob Capriccioso, is no stranger to allegations of sloppy sleuthing.

Earlier this month, Radar Magazine dropped Capriccioso as a freelancer after he reported that veteran newsman Sam Donaldson's phone number was in the records of infamous DC Madam Deborah Jean Palfrey.

What Capriccioso failed to note, Radar wrote in an online post, was that Palfrey insisted that the single telephone call to Donaldson had nothing to do with prostitution, and was simply a wrong number.

Capriccioso defended the Lott piece, telling The Huffington Post "Big Head DC stands by our quotes and item 100 per cent," but he declined to share any of the emails Nicholas allegedly sent to the blog.

The item, peppered with links to YouTube videos of Nicholas flexing for the camera, quickly made the rounds of email inboxes inside the Beltway and beyond. It was even picked up by the wildly popular celebrity gossip site PerezHilton.com.

"The boy happens to be real, and his "stage name" is Benjamin Nicholas. One of the politicos Big Head DC has learned he's alleged to have been involved with is the married Sen. Trent Lott," read the original post on Big Head DC.

Nicholas later said the quotes attributed to him in the Big Head DC item were "falsely pieced-together" to "sensationalize a completely fabricated scoop."

an interesting side-note, reported last night that if TL resigns pre 01-01-08 election for a replacement must occur rather than a governor appointment for remainder of term. Probably not that much of an issue as Mississippi is solid red however, as is reported, the republican party has zero funds to run a campaign and is seeking a candidate that can self-finance.