Draining Trump's Swamp

SCOTT PRUITT, finally, resigned as EPA director, just as this website predicted several weeks ago . The question is: what took him so long? What else could he do? For Pruitt to ever have been given the job in the first place is a complete travesty. No one in America despises the EPA more than Pruitt, as indicated by his endless litany of lawsuits against the agency filed while he was Attorney General of Oklahoma. He was chosen by Trump for precisely that reason, Trump wanted somebody who hates the agency as much as he does, and who would be wiling to destroy it. He'll still get his presidential wish; Pruitt's replacement will carry on with the same anti-regulatory pro-business agenda, which will please climate change deniers all across the fruited plain. During his brief tenure Pruitt revealed himself to be at best a man without principles or any desire to serve the public, at worst, a criminal. The list of scandals is well known. Tens of thousands of dollars spent on personal security and personal comforts. Dining at the finest restaurants and travel of the most luxurious sort, all at tax payers expense. The sweetheart condominium deal with a business associate who happens to be a lobbyist for the fossil fuel industry. The corruption was enormous, and might eventually have resulted in prison time, and perhaps, still should. In Pruitt's resignation letter, he cited as his reason for leaving an "unrelenting attack" upon himself and his family. The unrelenting attack consisted only of people pointing out verifiable forms of corruption by Pruitt. The letter reveals a complete lack of integrity, as does Trump's praise of the outgoing Pruitt, whom he described as having done an excellent job. An excellent job, indeed, excellent at fleecing the American people. One corrupt Trump appointee down, many more to go, including the big man himself, depending on the outcome of various investigations. Stay tuned.