Talk:Trent Lott
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From talk on the "Trent Lott controversy" page:
- Why is this in a separate article? It is of no importance except as part of his biography -- even when kings and presidents die, that event does not merit a separate article, and he was not even a head of state. His resignation was no more important than Kissinger's, for example, and neither one had any real impact on society -- they were media events, to be covered by newspapers at the time and then added to their biographies as footnotes to history. -- isis 14:27 Dec 28, 2002 (UTC)
- Agreed. this should just be part of the main Trent Lott article... -- User:kwertii
There seems to be some confusion over Lott's tenure as Maj. Leader. The previous edit seems to interfer that Lott was Maj. Leader from 1996 to until Jeffords switched in 2001. This forgets the fact that Lott was Minority Leader when the Dems controlled the Senate from Jan 3-20, 2001, when Gore was still VP. To sum up:
Jan 3-20, 2001:
Dem 50 + Gore (D)
GOP 50
Jan 20-June 5, 2001:
GOP 50 + Cheney (R)
Dem 50
June 5, 2001-Jan 3, 2003:
Dem 50 + Jeffords (I) = 51
GOP 49
hoshie 22:40, 6 Nov 2003 (UTC)