Although former Senator Trent Lott has not been the GOP Senate Leader since his resignation in 2007, Lott still epitomizes the establishment inertia, as the are elected officials who are happy to go along to get along rather than to boldly govern.
Senator Lott's advice to GOP Senatorial Leadership to co-opt the new members is a quintessential example of the Cocktail Party, where members are more concerned about comity and social invites between the beltways rather than challenging the status quo or listening to their constituents.
Senator Lott could have continued in the Senate, but he chose to resign in December 2007, which allowed him to wait only one year before lobbying his former colleagues. Senator Lott established a lobbying firm with former Senator John Breaux (D-LA) which was later acquired by the law firm Patton Boggs. Senator Lott now serves on the Bipartisan Policy Center, focusing on energy, transportation, national security and congressional reform.
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