HORTON: More Prosecutorial Mischief in Mississippi

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More Prosecutorial Mischief in Mississippi
By Scott Horton - August 20 - http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003444


Washington pundits anticipate significant Democratic pick-ups in the upcoming senate races in which a largely Republican class faces a hostile electorate. One of the surprising vulnerabilities for the Republicans is in Mississippi. Senator Trent Lott resigned his seat before his term expired, with his resignation closely linked in time to the announcement of charges against his brother-in-law Dickie Scruggs. To fill out the remaining year of Lott’s term, Governor Hailey Barbour tapped Roger Wicker, who is now seeking to win the seat in his own right. He’s being challenged by former Governor Ronnie Musgrove, who is given strong odds at picking off the seat for the Democrats.

But Wicker has a very powerful ally. His name is Jim Greenlee, and he is a prior donor to Wicker’s congressional campaign. Curiously, Greenlee neglected to note his position when he made the donation. He is the U.S. Attorney appointed by President Bush in northern Mississippi. But as the campaign season opens in earnest, it seems that no one is providing Wicker’s campaign with more valuable support than Greenlee.

The Greenwood (Mississippi) Commonwealth reports:

This past week’s developments in the four-year-old investigation into the failed Mississippi Beef Processors plant seem timed to help derail Democrat Ronnie Musgrove’s bid to snatch one of the state’s two U.S. Senate seats from Republican hands. .................

There is simply no explanation for the bizarre course charted by the prosecutors except partisan political manipulation. ...............

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