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Trent Lott Resigns From Irrelevant Senate

by Alex on November 26th, 2007

Mississippi Senator Trent Lott has had enough of becoming as irrelevant as the US Constitution itself. The former senate majority leader even had a difficult time collecting on his claim with State Farm after Hurricane Katrina.

Trent Lott stepped down as senate majority leader in 2002 after he was criticized for saying “When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We’re proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn’t have had all these problems over the years, either.” The comment was viewed as one that supported segregated water fountains but Lott said he was just trying to make an old man feel good on his birthday.

Lott was re-elected to the Senate in 2006 but decided to step down now because he likes to get things done and said there’s still “time left to do something else.” Yes, and he will be able to become a lobbyist much quicker now since a new law will take effect December 31st that doubles the amount of time required for senators to wait until they can officially bribe their former colleagues.

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