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Another one bites the dust... (Original Post)
pbmus
Jan 2019
OP
That corrupt bastard should be going to jail and staying there for a long time.
BigmanPigman
Jan 2019
#8
He quietly might have been the most corrupt of the cabinet secretaries that left.
Trenzalore
Jan 2019
#13
SallyHemmings
(1,822 posts)1. I thought he was already gone
monmouth4
(9,709 posts)2. Me too!..Bwahahahahaaaa.
akraven
(1,975 posts)14. You read my mind!
It's been playing in my head for months!
klook
(12,164 posts)4. Hugely destructive AND corrupt
Last edited Wed Jan 2, 2019, 06:29 PM - Edit history (1)
Wonder where Zinke will end up when he goes through the revolving door?
Here are just a couple of examples of Zinke's disgusting legacy, courtesy of Reveal and Mother Jones:
Under Zinke, BLM put countless archaeological sites at risk by auctioning off oil and gas leases in southeast Utah. Zinke expedited lease sales to oil companies that encompassed tens of thousands of acres near two national monuments in Utah.
Also, by crafting a new legal opinion, the Interior Departments solicitors office erased a policy that had been used by Republicans and Democrats since the Nixon administration to protect migratory birds. Zinkes top lawyer declared that its no longer illegal for companies to accidentally kill birds with oil wastewater ponds, wind turbines, and other industrial practices.
Also, by crafting a new legal opinion, the Interior Departments solicitors office erased a policy that had been used by Republicans and Democrats since the Nixon administration to protect migratory birds. Zinkes top lawyer declared that its no longer illegal for companies to accidentally kill birds with oil wastewater ponds, wind turbines, and other industrial practices.
See also these related articles from Reveal News:
Countless archaeological sites at risk in Trump oil and gas auction
Egged on by industry lobbyists, Interior Dept. weakens bird protections
His policies led directly to the demise of one of my favorite non-profit orgs, Operation Migration.
Good riddance, but his replacement will no doubt be just as horrible. And Zinke won't be in prison, so he'll be free to wreak more havoc on the environment in whatever new role he assumes.
hibbing
(10,107 posts)11. Maybe he'll get an oil tanker named after him
Just like Condi.
Peace
2naSalit
(86,765 posts)5. Sadly, he's just going to come home and be a lobbyist for all the mining,
timber and grazing interests... anyone who will pay him to have unfettered access to our public lands.
Ilsa
(61,697 posts)6. I can't keep up. I thought he was gone already.
I guess I was thinking of the EPA secretary.
It's only been two years.
IcyPeas
(21,901 posts)7. ... and the horse you rode in on....
Buh bye
SunSeeker
(51,659 posts)9. He's such a poseur.
BigmanPigman
(51,624 posts)8. That corrupt bastard should be going to jail and staying there for a long time.
He has raped our country and got rich off of it.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)10. "Time with family ... yadda yadda yadda ... "
Ad nauseum.
Trenzalore
(2,331 posts)13. He quietly might have been the most corrupt of the cabinet secretaries that left.
He wanted to be gone before the committee chairmanships changed hands in the House.