You may see Scott Pruitt on a first class trip back to Oklahoma very soon. Well, that is if he can find a lobbyist, government or friend to pay for it.
Following this past weekend's report in the New York Times that showed Pruitt took part in some shady, questionable, and unethical conduct to jump-start his political and business career, Jim Inhofe – our esteemed global warming denying, anti-environment, lunatic senator – is now questioning the ethics of his old pal Pruitt and calling for an investigation.
Via the New York Times:
Scott Pruitt’s Political Patron Now Questions the E.P.A. Chief’s Ethics
Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, may be losing support even from his staunchest allies. His longtime political patron, Senator James Inhofe, said Tuesday that he would like to see an investigation into the ethical allegations against his protégé. If any prove true, he said, they could “have an effect” on Mr. Pruitt’s job.
Mr. Inhofe said he was troubled by a recent New York Times story that detailed allegations of unchecked spending and ethics questions during Mr. Pruitt’s career as attorney general and state senator in Oklahoma.
“I’ve known him since he was in the state legislature and supported him,” Mr. Inhofe said Tuesday. “These are accusations I did not know anything about.”
Really? We're supposed to believe that Inhofe – a senile old idiot who simply does what oil companies, lobbyists and GOP leadership tells him to do – didn't know about Pruitt's land and business dealings? Actually, that sounds very believable.