Trent Lott's Lips Are Still Moving

Trent Lott Slams Ted Cruz As Troublemaker

“ Nothing new here, keep moving please Lott was joined at the breakfast by former Democratic Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota, also a former Senate majority leader. The two, co-chairmen of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Political Reform, discussed issues facing the new Congress and prospects for bipartisanship.   Mississippi’s congressional delegation is regaining its clout, former Sen. Trent Lott said Thursday. Lott noted that, beginning in January, Republican Sen. Thad Cochran is in line to become chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee, and Republican Sen. Roger Wicker will take over the National Republican Senatorial Committee, a top leadership post. Lott was joined at the breakfast by former Democratic Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota, also a former Senate majority leader. The two, co-chairmen of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Political Reform, discussed issues facing the new Congress and prospects for bipartisanship. “People yearn for their elected officials, their leaders, to lead to try to get things done,” Lott said. “It is harder now, I think. My attitude is, why would you want to come here if all you want to do is raise money and get re-elected? Why wouldn’t you want to make a difference?… Just to do nothing is not a conservative position.” In Mississippi, Lott said, GOP leaders are working to repair damage from GOP Sen. Thad Cochran’s (Congressional Black Caucus to Thad Cochran: You owe us ...) bruising re-election race against Republican state Sen. Chris McDaniel, a tea party favorite who lost to Cochran in a GOP primary runoff. - Trent Lott, STILL a Disaster for the GOP ”