Haley Barbour Must Go V3.0

On the Human Development Index, Mississippi falls is last with the lowest life expectancy of any US state (72 years of age vs. US 77.8), the highest rate of adults aged 25 and older who either do not have a high school degree or earned a GED, and one of the lowest in personal income and wages. By ranking of the 436 US congressional districts, the four MS districts ranked 380, 413, 416, and 429.

The disparities in college degree attainment between Caucasians and African Americans are alarming and a real cause for concern. The rates at which different groups of Mississippians attend college illuminate their potential for achieving economic security, seizing opportunities, and enjoying a host of non monetary benefits such as: longer lives, better health, more stable marriages, more effective parenting, greater self-confidence, and greater personal happiness. While MS rates of bachelor’s degrees obtained by Caucasians vary from 12 to 48 percent in the 83 counties, the rate for African Americans varies from 3 to 22 percent.

Governor Barbour is one of those individuals without a bachelor’s degree. He attended the University of MS in Oxford in the 1960s, but left in 1968 during the fall of his senior year to work on Richard Nixon’s 1968 election campaign. He later enrolled at the University of MS Law School and received his Juris Degree in 1972. He subsequently joined his deceased father’s law firm, which he still maintains today.

It’s a stretch to apply Mr. Barbour as a role model for young people in MS today when he didn’t finish college and lax rules and nepotism paved his way to the state house. It is time for change in MS as Barbour is term limited. My hope is that it comes in the form of a brown eyed Jewish boy who would be the first Jewish Govenor elected to the state. AG can then apply to be First AG and be responsible for addressing poverty in the delta region and bringing evolution, science, and math back to MS. She can also read to Republicans in the state and feed their servants. Good times await!

P.S. The wiki link above is going on the AG's Law homepage. That is a fucking gold mine of Ivy educated often JD dudes AG needs to hit!

P.P.S. Picture better?