Trent Lott

4845. Herding Cats A Life in Politics, by Senator Trent Lott (read 4 Aug 2011) I enjoyed reading this book even though Lott's politics has always been repugnant to me. But it is amazing how much more reasonable and wise he is than the nuts who drive the Republican Party in Congress today. Lott was able to work with Bill Clinton and with Tom Daschle and he knew that the impeachment process against Clinton would fail, and that the House managers of the impeachment process were driven by hatred of Clinton, not by concern for the country. The book ends in 2005 and so does not tell why Lott resigned from the Senate in 2007--apparently because he was not leader any more and could make more money lobbying.… (altro)