Just as he pledged he would do when he ran for Governor almost 10 years ago, Kevin Stitt is still running Oklahoma like a business by… rewarding unqualified friends, allies and confidants with well-paying government jobs, titles and responsibilities.
As we mentioned last week, we’re apparently at the point in the Stitt regime when all of his political yes men, coattail riders and other members of Young Presidents begin leaving their well-paying government saboteur jobs for new and improved opportunities in the private sector.
Although this mass exodus and administrative turnover can contribute to government dysfunction, on a positive note, it does also leave open the door for some Stitt loyalists to return to the office and conduct one last bit of damage.
For example, late last week, Stitt announced the appointment of three well-known confidants to key positions as his final term winds down. They include TLO super fan Donelle Harder, once-indicted Oklahoma Taco Bell magnate David Ostrowe, and some ginger dude from Lawton.
Here are details via Oklahoma Voice:
Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday appointed three officials to his administration, all of whom he has previously named to other positions in Oklahoma state government.
Stitt appointed Donelle Harder as Oklahoma Secretary of State, David Ostrowe as chief operating officer and Dustin Hilliary as his senior advisor.