Jackson Jambalaya

This was decided well before Pickering resigned or more names would have leaked out. Probably another hack job like the senator appointment. Bryant is on the way out and is repaying favors.

It will be whoever Josh tells him it will be. Too much money at stake. What gravy train does Frontier want to ride for the next 16 years?

I hope that the replacement is certified.

I’ve heard somebody infinitely qualified that nobody has come close to guessing. Over qualified. That of course rules out any legislators.

Chris McDaniel. Easy. Solves all the GOP problems.

None of the names I’ve heard are remotely qualified.

Bryant could appoint himself. He is probably freaking out that he won’t be getting a government check in 18 months. Win-win

Hopefully someone from the Fondren

It will not be anyone qualified. It should be a top professional already in the department. Josh Gregory is bad for Mississippi. He should keep his trap shut.

It will be whoever guarantees 8 years of PSA’s to Frontier. Just like all the other “clients” of Frontier.

Its me. I can cipher. I can do my 2s, 4s and 7s. And I gradeated the 6th grade and can even write my name in cursive. YEE-DOGGY!

Trey Baxter - Forget qualifications; He got Phil's daughter on with Madison County. That goes a long way in the 'favors owed' column.

4:57, then you aren't hearing all the names.

Not that they will get the appointment, but Senator Buck Clarke and Commissioner Sam Britton are two elected officials that certainly would be qualified (and no doubt more qualified than the last four auditors.) But I doubt that Feel will consider either one, because they don't do him or Josh any good.

None of your readers seem to know. He needs to appoint someone who can stand for election next year. Who has run statewide that might want it? Lucien Smith? David McRae? Chris McDaniel?

Buck Clarke can’t do anything but gypsie math. That’s not even a serious name.

Josh Harkins. Bet the farm. Good sources.

Keeping it in Rankin County.

Luckily Phil has created so many jobs in Mississippi that he will not have any trouble finding work in the private sector.

All of the names I’ve heard are electable. None are qualified. I doubt Phil cares about either.

Credible sources are saying that it will be Brett Favre.

8:30 I hope you are being facetious.

Remember the unqualified deputy who fell into the auditor job because of Fordice? Once in the machine, people know the name. He could out Bozo the clown in there. Put the state flag in the pic with Bozo and Bozo wins.

It’s Baxter. What a legacy.

What the hell is Bryant qualified to do in the private sector? He has never once worked in th private sector!

Harkins, yes that's my final answer!

I heard Lamar Adams is interested

If it’s unqualified people you need then look no further than one of the bozos at MDA. I’m sure they can spare a doofus.

I forget...help me remember. Was Bryant a CPA when he fell into this job, himself? How and why would a deputy sheriff be a certified public accountant?

Bryant wears cowboy boots. So does Cindy Smith. Baxter does not. But David Bishop does. And he's good at math. Plus he'll soon be needing a job. So there you have it.

Word got out at the auditors office. Several are preparing retirement papers. Seriously. It’s that bad. Come back here at 10:05 and tell me it’s not.

Look, feel has yet to make an appointment or a decision that has worked out very well. Look at his decision on JPS. He has no balls. Always does what's easiest. Sickening really!!!

Harkins isn't the pick guys. It'll be Michael Watson

The replacement doesn't need to be a CPA, but must have ten fingers, an abacus, and room temperature IQ.

Not Harkins,as you say 7:35 but not Watson either. A Rankin counTy lawyer, with recent campaign experience.

I love all this talk of finding someone qualified and implying it should be a CPA. Has that EVER been a state auditor who was a CPA? The only one's I can think of since the 1960s at least have all been lawyers and/or politicians with no auditing experience. Granted, an attorney can do a decent auditing job at this level by just being sure government at all levels is following the laws regarding purchasing and such.

I have yet to see anyone guess the right person.....

I hope it's not J Z or Little Wayne

Steve Patterson!

White

8:40 - if you check, its 8:04 for the win!

8:04 - Are you telling us it's Gregg Harper?

11:29, no, while that might have fit the descriptors - along with several other folks on that side of the river - White was the 'prediction'. Maybe I should have included the adjective "smart" to describe the "lawyer" hint - that would have eliminated Harper.