Trent Lott Resigns From U.S. Senate After Nearly Two Decades of Service
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,317402,00.htmlJACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Republican Trent Lott officially resigned from the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, ending a 35-year career in which he reached the of height of power before falling from grace and climbing his way back to the top, a spokesman said.
Lott, 66, had announced in his home state Nov. 26 that he would step down by year's end, saying he wants to pursue other opportunities. He submitted the paper work Tuesday to make it official, his spokesman, Lee Youngblood, told The Associated Press.
"U.S. Sen. Trent Lott has informed Vice President Dick Chaney, the president of the U.S. Senate, that he is retiring as the U.S. Senator for the state of Mississippi effective on the close of the Senate's business today, Tuesday Dec. 18, 2007," Youngblood said.
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/reid_lott_made_me_better_perso.html“I believe my dealings with you have made me a better person and a better senator,” Democratic Leader Harry Reid told the No. 2 Senate Republican, who is retiring this month.
“With all of my dealings with Trent Lott, a gentleman, I have never, ever had Senator Lott say something to me that the he wasn’t able to carry through on,” Reid said. “His commitments are as good as gold. … We may disagree on policy, Senator Lott, and I, but the disagreements never seemed to be that important. because he was always able to approach these challenges with a desire to find a solution.”
Sen. Dianne Feinstein echoed many in calling Lott “forthright and truthful.”
“I tend to judge people on two bases,” the California Democrat said: “How they go through the tough times and whether I would want to be in a bunker with them in a real debate.
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