Word: lott
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More important, it is invaluable as a way of voicing an opinion without voicing an opinion. "The American People won't support ground troops," Senator Trent Lott said about Kosovo last week. What he meant was that he won't support ground troops. But it sounds so much better when the American People...
WASHINGTON: Republicans were the first out the door, smiling as Newt Gingrich, Trent Lott and Dick Armey patted each other on the back for the cameras -- the budget deal is finally done, and, after legislative aides spend their weekend proofreading the bill, it will come before the House for a vote Tuesday afternoon. "Mr. and Mrs. America," boomed a suddenly populist Armey, "your surplus is intact." That was more than could be said for the Republicans' self-esteem. Although the majority party could claim a few victories, most of the spoils of these tedious negotiations have gone to the side...
According to a recent Gallup poll, 59 percent of Americans believe homosexual behavior is morally wrong. And this summer, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) compared homosexuals to kleptomaniacs and alcoholics. Lott's comments were followed by advertisements in major newspapers, paid for by leading organizations on the religious right, that claimed that gays and lesbians could "come out of" homosexuality and embrace a straight lifestyle...
...Lott was also joined by a majority of his fellow Republicans in a spate of anti-gay amendments to federal spending bills. And in one of the most inane displays of anti-gay prejudice, the Senate has refused to consider the nomination of James Hormel as ambassador to Luxembourg because he is gay and proud. Meanwhile, legislation that would protect gays and lesbians from being fired from their jobs because of their sexual orientation continues to languish in committee...
WASHINGTON: The 1998 edition of Bill Clinton may be a lame duck, but the 1995 version still packs plenty of punch. With the budget fight on Capitol Hill steaming toward a surprisingly peaceful conclusion, Trent Lott -- long the Senate's most immovable object -- is suddenly playing Great Compromiser to the White House, greasing the legislative wheels with encouraging words about getting out of town by Wednesday with a budget deal...