It is easily understandable how a political capon like Trent Lott can enter the chamber without a whip and a chair. Lott is as much of a statesman as Pauly Shore is another Charlie Chaplin. Even after Custer's notable debacle at the Little Big Horn, Daschle is still trying to unionize the Sioux. Daschle's leverage comes as result of Lott's virtual abdication. Debating him in the Senate is like trying to play handball against a blanket.
Nothing comes back.
Even the Y2K bug can't find his file. The Computer Manufacturers of America have named him the 1999 Poster child for Insufficient Data. He could give Monica Lewinsky tips on how to be submissive. His speeches in the Senate are oratorical ellipses. He has nothing to say, and hopes, should he think of something, it would occur when it's too late to say it.