Asked Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" whether Frist, who challenged and succeeded Lott as Senate majority leader in 2002, has the character to be president, Lott paused before answering.
"I think I'd have to think about that," said Lott, R-Miss.
In a new book, "Herding Cats, A Lifetime in Politics," Lott fingers Frist as one of the "main manipulators" in the events the led to Lott's fall from power.
Lott lost the majority leader's post in 2002 after making racially tinged remarks at a 100th birthday party for Republican Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a one-time segregationist.
Lott wrote that Frist's actions amounted to a "personal betrayal."
Frist "didn't even have the courtesy to call and tell me personally that he was going to run," Lott wrote. (Hat tip to Talkleft)
So is the title of Lott's book meant to be a reference to senatorial cat fights? Or is it meant to be a reminder that Frist has been known to kill cats?
For background on Trent Lott's own role in his fall from far-more-power-than-he-ever-deserved, see Prometheus6.
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