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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Monday, November 26, 2007

Trent Lott will resign soon.

Certainly, this will not tilt the Senate balance in any real way, but Trent Lott, the number 2 Republican in the Senate, is resigning, suddenly, in the middle of his term.

Do I believe the MSNBC speculation as to why he's going?
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.

(AP) "The senator has ''other opportunities'' he plans to pursue."

(PS. I think that leaves Ben Nelson with the worst hairpiece.)

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