The appointment of U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker to replace U.S. Sen. Trent Lott was no surprise. Gov. Haley Barbour made the right choice but he was obviously following the tradition and time-honored practice of sending men to the U.S. Senate who were born in north Mississippi or out-of-state. The state now has two from Pontotoc County.
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Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008
by Letter to the Editor, Hattiesburg American