Scott Pruitt's resignation is cause for jubilation -- just to get such an embarrassingly petty grifter out of there. The triviality of his greed created such a media circus (trying to buy a used Trump hotel mattress) that it overshadowed the greater danger to the environment that his successor may turn out to be.
A former coal industry lobbyist, Andrew Wheeler, has been deputy director and will assume the role of Acting Director. He's a Washington insider who knows his way around the political quagmires, which is why I say he may be more dangerous. And he won't be such a distraction.
Perhaps Pruitt's greatest talent was in knowing how to flatter the president. His resignation letter drips with adulation for Trump the man; his "gratitude" is for the "blessing" that was the opportunity "to serve you." Nothing about serving the American people or preserving our planet.
And his refusal to take responsibility for any of this is utterly breath-taking -- just like his beloved boss. He resigned because the media attacks on him had become "a distraction." Not because of any failure on his part.
Ugh. Good riddance.
Ralph
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Good riddance, indeed! ---Barbara
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