Oh good golly, Jim Hood must see his political and legal career flashing before his eyes these days. He’s really in a pinch over this whole Dickie Scruggs mess – the longer the Scruggs episode plays out – and it’s going to play out for some time, the more times the Democrat Attorney General and his staff apparently will feel compelled to stonewall the press on this line of questioning. This is a no win situation for Hood right now. If they haven’t already, the talk radio airwaves will be lit up with this issue, and Hood’s apparent lack of transparency, generating acres of negative earned media for Jim Hood. After the talk radio folks have chewed on it for awhile, you can expect some editorial page writers to from across the state to way in and demand Hood something – anything. Dickie Scruggs was, or still is, Jim Hood’s confidential informant, political donor, and friend – this has got to be putting a strain on things there.

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has avoided media requests for interviews since last week, when his legal ally in Hurricane Katrina insurance litigation was indicted for allegedly trying to bribe a judge.Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, indicted Nov. 28, worked with Hood to negotiate a global settlement agreement for State Farm policyholders in 2006 and early 2007.

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