Meet the New Massa, Same as the Old Massa

According to the Hotline, this man is your new Senate Minority Whip.

A few lessons:
- Strom Thurmond's ghost gets what it wants.
- Lott defeated Lamar Alexander for the job. Previously, Alexander was defeated by Nick Gillespie. The lesson - don't tangle with Nick Gillespie.
- The GOP really, really needed to elect Michael Steele.