Each new president traditionally replaces his predecessor’s U.S. attorneys with new appointees. Obama has not yet nominated anyone. But according to sources close to the process, administration staffers have solicited recommendations from some members of Congress about who the new U.S. attorneys will be.
Those recommendations primarily come from the senior Democratic senator in each state. In states where both senators are Republicans, the administration is working with the state’s most senior Democrat in the House.
If that blurb from the NPR story on US Attorney selection is true, then Gene Taylor will be the man here in Mississippi as we have 2 GOP senators.
sop
Gene Taylor? Not Bennie Thompson? You’re dreaming.
Jim there is only one senior Democrat in the House from Mississippi and I think you’ll find that is Gene Taylor.
Personally I suspect it will be a collaborative effort such as Thompson having a say in Rep Harper’s district. Such is life on the back bench but that will also give Rep Harper more time to track down illegal aliens.
Stay tuned.
sop
It’s an “s-game” once you get in the House, Sop, and “support for Obama” trumps “senior.” Thompson has the lead and will be very influential in the Obama administration.