New Miss. Senator "A Trent Lott Conservative."

[ThomasMore]

Oxymoron (http://http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Oxymoron)

Main Entry: ox·y·mo·ron
Pronunciation: \ˌäk-sē-ˈmȯr-ˌän\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ox·y·mo·ra
\-ˈmȯr-ə\
Etymology: Late Greek oxymōron, from neuter of oxymōros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mōros foolish

Mississippi governor Haley Barbour has appointed Rep. Roger Wicker to complete Trent Lott's Senate term.

Barbour said it was important to select a person with Lott's "conservative values"...

"I am a mainstream conservative in the mold of Trent Lott...and I believe the vast majority of Mississipians share this philosophy," Wicker said at a news conference. "At the same time, I hope my constituents and colleagues view me as a pragmatic problem-solver."

More HERE (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_re_us/lott_s_senate_seat;_ylt=A0WTcVUa.nlH8HcBuhFH2ocA).

I don't know Wicker, but from this report, he sounds like a RINO. Anyone here know him?

[Suzie]

Yikes.

[Naturalized-Texan]

2006 ACU Ratings (http://majorityinms.com/2007/03/07/2006-acu-ratings/)

On the House side, Rep. Roger Wicker received an 88, which was down from 96 a year ago. In twelve years of service, he has a 91.5 lifetime rating.

Sounds pretty conservative to me. But: "Sen. Trent Lott received an 88, down from 91 last year. In 34 years of service, he has a lifetime rating of 92.4."

2006 ADA Ratings (http://majorityinms.com/2007/03/08/2006-congressional-ratings-from-ada/)

In the House, Representatives Roger Wicker and Chip Pickering received a score of 0.