Lott's Dream Job

As William Bunch pointed out in his own blog, we now know why Trent Lott was so driven in the last couple of days to secure a certain GOP leadership post. It's the job he grew up fantasizing about, the one his idol, Strom Thurmond, always pined for: Minority Whip! And it's finally his!

Aw, I can just see all the good ol' boys back home in Mississippi getting misty-eyed right about now.