Senate Republicans picked their new leaders today. As expected, Mitch McConnell (KS) was selected as Minority Leader. In a surprising vote, Senator Trent Lott (MS) returned to the leadership, defeating Lamar Alexander (TN) by one vote, to secure the position of Minority Whip.
Lott, you may recall, got himself in some hot water a few years back with some rather edgy words at a celebration of Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday celebration, where he referred to Thurmond's run for the presidency and said,"I want to say this about my state: 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 all these years, either." Oops.
Trent Lott has completed his rehabilitation and returns to the leadership once again. Love him or hate him, he was a good majority leader and knows how to navigate the rules of the Senate. He will do just fine as Minority Whip.
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