Jackson Jambalaya

What does he have on Phil?

Unfuckingbelievable.

On his best day Commissioner Santa Cruz is a poor excuse for a leader, and his ineptitude has been an embarrassment for the state. Let's start a list of all of the (preventable) bullshit that's happened under his watch.

The Department of Public Safety needs a new, modern vision and a reexamination of its mission...keeping Santa Cruz will ensure this will never happen (at least for another 4 years).

What a disappointment and wasted opportunity.

What's the big deal? This is only over-shadowed by the recent appointment of the judge to head up the child welfare division. Bryant's appointments have nothing to do with qualifications, fit for the position or vision for the department. Yet, on the other hand, who the hell knows why he makes these decisions! I reckon his answer would be, "Because I can!"

This is absurd. Just a disappointment for the entire agency.

Kingfish, Are you afraid of Marshall Fisher? You never print anything regarding him or MDOC. what does he have on you?

Every single legislator in leadership wants Cruz gone. He is an embarrassment to the state. It's time for Phil to step aside.

Why doesn't Kingfish contact Phil's new mouthpiece and get a couple of comments on this subject for publication here. Isn't that what a reasonable 'correspondent' would do?

I did. No one would call me back to comment.

If true that is totally disappointing. Cruz was done 20 years ago and does not need to be the leader of the State Investigated/ police force. He leads Mississippi Homeland Security, Fusion Center, crime lab etc but doesnt turn on a computer or do email. Berry is going out and so does Santa Cruz. Hopefully Tate will grow a pair and not confirm him if he gets sent up.

So...first terms are generally for consensus building and making good on smaller promises -- second terms are more focused on legacy building. So Phil's public safety legacy will be that of an ineffective DPS Commissioner, an idiot Homeland Security Director and the continuation of a good 'ole boy culture of operating a $100 Million agency.

C'mon Phil, you can do better.

The linchpin of Bryant's henchmen, have their reasons.
Why don't you call Josh Gregory?

Soo Cruz is 74 years old , uneducated and only wants to watch old Westerns in his office but he's asked to stay? Shame on Phil!!! Cruz makes over $140,000 and has a GED and does not know how to turn on a computer! Why would our Governor want such a large agency, an agency that has such a large budget and many employees and is so important , be led by an incompetent old man who does not care about anything and does not know what agencies fall under his umbrella of Public Safety?
This is a disgrace !, Wow Phil , who do you owe??? Shame on you!
Hey Stacy!! Why aren't you going after Gayle Mills??she stole more than the Terry mayor and Berry and Cruz allowed it !

Will he have to get confirmed by Senate? Would be interesting.

Cruz will not have to be confirmed again. He is a will and pleasure appointment of the Governor and is not appointed for a term (i.e. 6 years). Therefore, the Senate does not get another bite at that apple. Too bad, though - as 10:00 says, that would be interesting.

Albert Earl is the best driver Phildo has ever had. He never repeats what he hears about the no bid emergency contracts that are negotiated in the back seat of the Govs car.

I agree with above and wonder why Pickering has tried Gayle Mills. Seems like anyone associated with DPS just gets a slap on the wrist. I always assumed that its because of all the DUI's that they fix for friends in government.

Well Phils last driver will replace Berry when he leaves at the first of the year. I guess the fastest way to the top is drive the car for a govenor.

Harder to bust someone when the higher ups are running interference for that person.

12:01,

He will have to be confirmed again.

The post about mdoc and Marshall fisher make no sense without the context that his people have been predicting Cruz will retire and fisher will go to Public Safety.

Hahahahahahaha! This is great. Tater gets to have his nose rubbed in Santa Cruz for four more years.

9:33 totally agree but most of Phil's appointments are not based on education, experience or knowledge. Fisher is a joke and has continued the Epps regime and is to dumb to realize Epps still runs his department from the outside. Stop and think how long Phil left Epps in place while everyone advised him wrong doing was going on. The chair of the Parole Board possesses none of the qualifications that Phil stated to the Clarion Ledger was a must for the individual who would chair that board when he appointed McMillin. The members of the Board completely let individuals out based on who their attorneys are rather than what is in the best interest of the safety of the public. What more do you expect from someone who ran for re election based on what a great first lady his wife is not what he had done for this state.

Phil gets money from Cruz oil man. So the hole bunch needs to go.