Walker to Interior? He had good rapport w/ Kochs; Butina, too.

An ethically-challenged Walker to replace the ethically-challenged Zinke?
Ryan Zinke official portrait.jpg
Could happen.

They share this administration's all-important denial of climate change and believe public resources are there for corporate plunder - - for Walker, see Kohler Andrae State Park, Foxconn water rights, the Bad River watershed, etc. - -  so right there you have Walker already qualified as something of a Zinke 2.0.

Plus, Walker and David Koch have long been in sync, and got along famously by phone.

And given that Walker had eight years to hone his environmental degradation and resource agency dismemberment, he just might be the best fit for a cabinet nominee since Trump installed the ethically-challenged and environmentally-hostile Scott Pruitt at US EPA.

Another Scott: Karma!
In fact, Zinke is leaving behind in a key Interior position one former Koch official, so some of the staffing is already taken care of.

Just move Cathy Stepp on over from the Great Lakes regional directorship at US EPA - - a post for which is clearly beneath her - - and they'd be well on their way to building up the next 'chamber of commerce mentality'  LEGACY!

And, yes, I know Walker said yesterday that he was staying in Wisconsin and would not be taking a DC position, but when did saying one thing and following through on it mean anything to Walker?

One thing that could hold Walker back is the loss of all those easy-money speaking fee junkets being handed over to Michigan's Rick Snyder.

Also, it's known that Trump gets queasy around losers, so, you know, there's Tony Evers and those 30,000 votes Walker didn't have. 

And sure, those were stollen as fast as you can say 'Stop The Early Voting' Walker tweeted favorably about repeatedly before the election after which he wanted to restrict it  - - 

VOTE EARLY and avoid the long lines! Help us keep Wisconsin moving forward and vote for Team Walker! Visit for more information.
 - - but whaddaya gonna do?

And a round of no-nonsense national media vetting and informed confirmation questions from the likes of Tammy Baldwin, and others.

Oh, wait! I forgot Legacy-Builder Agent Butina.
Never mind.

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