Trent Lott (R) , good ol' boy from Mississippi, who was ousted from the Senate leadership position because of racist remarks....duh. So he's back in the #2 spot of the Senate on a 25-24 vote.
Very interesting....
Lott's comeback-kid victory was generating the most buzz in the Capitol hallways. Pressured to step down from the Senate's top spot over four years ago, Lott returned to the center of power by nosing out Sen. Lamar Alexander (news, bio, voting record), who had made an 18-month bid for the post.
"I'm honored to be a part of this leadership team, to support Mitch McConnell and all of my colleagues and to do a job that I've really loved the most: count the votes," Lott said. "I'll do my very best in that effort."...
President BushThe GOP whip's race was but one source of suspense in the wake of the midterm balloting, in which war-weary voters stripped President Bush's party of its majority. Congress returned to a lame-duck session to pass a budget, and the Senate was considering Bush's nomination of a new defense secretary.
On Tuesday, Senate Democrats elected their leadership roster.
