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Save the GOP has the scoop that Rep. Roger Wicker has been tabbed by Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour to replace the retired Trent Lott in the U.S. Senate until November's special election.

Save the GOP provides the following ratings on Wicker:

• 0% rating from NARAL indicating a staunchly pro-life voting record
• 97% rating fro US COC indicating a pro-business voting record
• 17% rating from the NEA which means they don’t like him and that is a good thing
• 100% rating from Christian Coalition
• 33% rating from CATO which indicates a mixed record on trade issues
• A+ rating from NRA
• 100% rating from FAIR which means he is awesome on cracking down on illegal immigration
• 0% rating from AFL-CIO
• 59% rating from National Taxpayers Union which is a “satisfactory” rating based on their scale

Doesn't sound too bad when you look at it that way. (A 0% rating by the NEA would have been better - LOL.) Wicker appears to be solidly pro-life, pro-gun, and anti-illegal immigration. Those are all great. However, like Save the GOP, I have a few worries when it comes to expanding government bureaucracy. There's nothing conservative about that.

Overall, though, not a bad pick for Mississippi's new Senator.

Labels: 2008 Senate Races, U.S. Senate