In an update to my previous post entitled “Jockeying” Lee Enterprises has published a story today about the folks who want one of the coveted jobs here in Montana with the Obama Administration.

I’m glad I could help start the conservation and offer some guidance.

For the U.S. Attorney position, there are several people listed but one stands out and that is Baucus’ State Director, Melodee Hanes. In my opinion, Ms. Hanes has to have the insight track to the job, considering she has been a loyal staffer to Senator Baucus for a number of years. It appears she has experience, too, which is not always the case when these people are chosen.

Yesterday, the Billings Gazette editorial board endorsed current U.S. Marshal, Dwight MacKay, to keep his position under the new administration. While MacKay is heads and tails above anyone the Obama administration could select, I feel the chances of him keeping the job is slim. Lee Newspapers lists a couple of people interested in the U.S. Marshal’s job. One person they did not list is and one that I have seen a rumor about is Billings Mayor Ron Tussing, who was also the former police Billings Police Chief.

So far, I have not heard of other rumors about state directors for USDA-Rural Development and for Farm Service Agency (FSA) or the FSA board.

By the way, you can get “Inaugration Tickets Information” from Baucus’ website (even if they can’t spell “Inauguration” correctly). I know, I know, it’s been many years since they had to do this…