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Good thing he's ethical. So long as he only violates the spirit of the new law. 
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There is nothing wrong with that, especially given his current circumstances."The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.Comment
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Nah, of course not.
Your legislators have passed a provision to stop this in the future but Lott's going to get in under the wire. I've said before that money has rotten your system to the core. This is just more evidence."I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark TwainComment
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Unless he's lieing to everyone, Barbour included, (which I'll grant is a possibility because of him being a politician) he isn't going to officially resign until January.Originally posted by Ramo
He's pretty much unbeatable. He's leaving because the lobbying reform that the new Congress passed takes effect in the beginning of the new year (which would force him to wait another year till becoming a lobbyist), and wants to cash in now.
@ Oerdin: What polls?I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
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Then they should have made it take effect immediatley if thats what they wanted. As it is, I am not going to fault anyone for gaming the system for retirement benefits. Its what the system promises, it is what is should deliver. You sure as hell wouldn't critisize a union memeber for doing the same.our legislators have passed a provision to stop this in the future but Lott's going to get in under the wire. I've said before that money has rotten your system to the core. This is just more evidence."The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.Comment
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Oohh. A union bash.
Too bad I'm not a union guy. 
I didn't accuse him of breaking the letter of the law, just the spirit."I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark TwainComment
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Or a military member that's told of certain benefits that would always be there; or any other profession, union, military or other who had an agreement.
Another one of those "a card laid is a card played" scenarios.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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Unless he's lieing to everyone, Barbour included, (which I'll grant is a possibility because of him being a politician) he isn't going to officially resign until January.
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NBC News has learned that Trent Lott's in the midst of informing close allies that he plans to resign his senate seat before the end of the year. It's possible a formal announcement of his plans could take place as early as today.
Which I hope he does. He can get a lucrative job from big business to help game government for them, and in exchange, Barbour's appointment only gets 3 months of incumbency.
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Hmm, I guess things have changed since I last chaecked. I thought given when Barbour was placing the election that Lott wasn't going to resign this calender year. Oh well, guess we'll find out.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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Barbour is trying to break the law (at the very least, the spirit of the law) to give the GOP an advantage."Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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Air America* is reporting that "the word on the street" is that Lott is quitting because it was discovered he was "involved with a male prostitute."
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Okay then, you try to figure out a clever thread title that has the word "Lott" in it as well as a parting salutation.Originally posted by Guynemer
The original phrase is: So long, and thanks for all the fish.
The word "lot" is not a part of said phrase.
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Air America is still on? I thought they went banckrupt.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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It's funny because the first thing I said when I saw how quickly he'd be leaving is what type of gay sex scandel is Lott involved in nowOriginally posted by Zkribbler
Air America* is reporting that "the word on the street" is that Lott is quitting because it was discovered he was "involved with a male prostitute."
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IIRC, it was re-organizational bankruptcy, not liquidation bankruptcy.Originally posted by DinoDoc
Air America is still on? I thought they went banckrupt.Comment
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