http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/26/lott.resign/index.html
Lott is expected to make the announcement Monday in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
A senior Republican source close to Lott said one reason for the decision is the new lobbying restrictions on former lawmakers.
A law kicks in on January 1 that forbids lawmakers from lobbying for two years after leaving office. Those who leave by the end of 2007 are covered by the previous law, which demands a wait of only one year.
Lott, the Republican whip, was elected last year to a fourth term in the Senate. His term lasts until 2012.
I guess he can get started rebuilding his porch with all that lobbying money, so he and W can sit on it when they are both out of office.
From 3 September, 2005, just after he said "Brownie is doing a heck of a job,"
President George W. Bush, snipped without edit from a White House press release:
"We've got a lot of rebuilding to do. First, we're going to save lives and stabilize the situation. And then we're going to help these communities rebuild.
The good news is -- and it's hard for some to see it now -- that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before.
Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house -- he's lost his entire house -- there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch. (Laughter.)"
