Jackson Jambalaya

More first rate reporting. Thanks.

Today smoke tomorrow FIRE

We need PROFESSIONAL drug fighting. Every child that gets "hooked" could be these people's fault.

Mississippi just doesn't have the money or the time to put up with this type of behavior.

Isn't it great, the Republicans came in and "cleaned things up". Wow, first Gunn protects the trashy DOR building, Fitch is constantly redecorating her office, Tate and Phil hate each other and now this.

Kingfish - Would you mind taking a look at the following:

Benghazi attack
Fast and Furious
Origin of Sequestration (Obama or Not Obama)
Acorn
(this is just the short list)

Corruption in the Mass Media

Would love to get some honest reporting on these topics that actually causes some ripple effects.
Thanks

The real question is how does Nosef and Gregory make money off this right??

Simple. Josh becomes the female agent's booking agent and promoter. For a 60% cut.

seriously, can't the repubs get better people??

All of this and then to see that the latest Clarion Ledger headline (1:37pm) is about...OMG.....Justin Bieber.

An interesting question is, why is the promotion system described as "worse than Highway Patrol"? What's going on over there?

I realize I'm not as smart as you Republican bashers, but what does this have to do with partisan politics?

Why is receiving two checks - one for retirement and then another for being hired as a "consultant" a big deal? This is going on out at the Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy and no one says anything.

I bet you clicked on that Justin Bieber link.

Well, Bryant appointed all these, so I guess it is partisan:

• MBN: Marshall L Fisher, Executive Director
• MDOC: Chris Epps, Commissioner
• MEMA: Robert Latham, Executive Director
• MDES: Mark Henry, Executive Director
• MDEQ: Trudy Fisher, Executive Director
• MDFA: Kevin Upchurch, Executive Director
• MDHS: Rickey Berry, Executive Director
• MDOM: Dr. David Dzielak, Executive Director
• MDMR: Dr. Bill Walker, Executive Director
• MDPS: Albert Santa Cruz, Commissioner

A number of those were ALREADY in place when Bryant took office

If you have a problem with the Governor then you have a problem with the Governor. How did the Republican Party get involved in making these appointments, several of which, like 4:46 above said, were already in place? Calling this partisan and blaming the Republican Party is like blaming Republicans for potholes in Jackson because Dick Hall happens to be a Republican.

Both parties have appointed their share of numbskulls.

You know what I miss? The Supreme Court from when I was in school. Dan Lee, Roy Noble Lee, Smith, Banks, McRae, Hawkins, Praether, and two others. That was a pretty good court and we really have not replaced it since.

Bill, the point is we should be doing much better! I expect more from these guys I helped put in office and we are getting the same ole. That's my point, I realize it's not a repub issue. I would challenge you to investigate your chair though and Josh Gregory. It's simply out of control what they're up to and Sims is letting them run wild.

Bill, the problem is that partisan politics trumps competence.
That was not always the case as you well know.
You also know it's the extremists in the GOP that will not accept any deviation from party lines.

Pete Perry strikes again

This is how it works a DPS. Santa Cruz is retired and working on contract. The current Lt. Colonel of MHP was a SGT prior to being promoted to LT Col. The Comptroller only works one day a week (Mondays) and everybody has a vehicle. This is all well known is state government but they are protected by the Govenor whose security is provided by DPS. Good ole boys.

Regardless of all the silly, yada yada, political crap in the preceeding posts, it would be simple enough for the appropriate investigative agency to look into a clerical employee 'taking home a company Lexus' and employees living in department quarters free of rent. These types of stunts don't come with a party tag. The rest is sour grapes.

We are talking about a law enforcement agency acting like kindergarten before nap time. Our Bureau of Narcotics has always been a crazy place from Gov. Winter's appointee, General Berry, former Fifth Army Commander to Frank Melton's wacky tenure. Illicit trade has been an elite American past time since colonial governors fenced for Atlantic pirates. Drugs is only a fraction of illicit trade which includes guns, gold, business secrets, & c. Corporate law is fine-tuned to facilitate its operation and influence. It has become an equal partner to legitimate business. JJ readers, we are a narco-state like Old Mexico.

The two major political party organizations run the state like the Revolutionary Peoples Party runs China...to their own particular benefit. Patronage is the way the party leaders run the place. It is a vast criminal enterprise with certain political principles to market itself.

Sour grapes from disgruntled employee. Probably an employee that has been turned down for promotion due to own ineptness. Nothing at all unusual in any large governmental organization - employees that feel their extremely competent qualities are being overlooked because the bosses are against them, while in fact it is because they spend all their time bitching rather than performing their job.

IMHO, the current director of MBN has done much to professionalize the department - unlike his predecessor who spent his whole time taking shots at his 'superior' at DPS, whose job he coveted.

Still think it's sour grapes?