I’ve been fishing around this morning for some clue of what Mississipi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) might do to fill Lott’s seat. No good answers yet. The first name I thought of was former Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck, who became a Republican in 2002. But she just took a university job at Mississippi State.

Rep. Chip Pickering’s (R) name has come up in a few news reports, but he just announced this summer that he’s retiring from the House to “spend more time with his family.”

Rep. Roger Wicker (R) is a sub-cardinal (i.e. Ranking minority member on an appropriations subcommittee). That certainly lessens the incentive to take a Senate seat and run a statewide race next year.

Meanwhile, Lott is speaking now on C-Span.

UPDATE: One reader suggests…Brett Favre. But he might be playing too well for that right now.