Celebrated Scott Walker Crony Hire Resigns From Government Position

More bad news for embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker as Brian Deschane, the only man he trusted to be the state's administrator of environmental and regulatory matters, resigned his position amid -- what else? -- controversy.

It was just a couple of days ago that we learned of how Walker took a shine to Deschane. In the young man's lack of management experience and two more drunk driving convictions than college degrees, Walker saw untapped potential. Another thing he saw in Deschane was the way his father -- Jerry Deschane, the executive vice president of Wisconsin Builders Association -- skillfully managed to stack dollar bills in the amount of $121,652 for Walker's gubernatorial campaign.

And so, the governor installed the younger Deschane into a pair of government positions: First as the bureau director at the Department of Regulation and Licensing, and then later at his administrator post at the Department of Commerce, where he earned $81,500 a year. And no one might have cared about what is certainly a commonplace event in the life of a favor-trading politician if it weren't for the fact that Walker recently declared war on the public employees he hadn't appointed, making them out to be grossly overpaid monsters.

Deschane was actually set to be demoted to his previous position, but has apparently declined. Here's Daniel Bice of Milwaukee's Journal Sentinel:

Walker announced that Deschane would return to his previous position as a bureau director at the Department of Regulation and Licensing. He was appointed to that $64,728-per-year position in mid-January at the recommendation of Walker's chief of staff, Keith Gilkes.

It is not clear why Deschane chose to resign rather than accept the demotion.

Maybe Deschane will appeal this decision with the help of the International Cronies Union Local 182, or something.

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Comments

[sydneymoon]

07:39 AM on 04/09/2011

O’, Scotty hires a twenty something
In order to appea$e,
Never mind two other
choices w/ qualified degrees.

Scotty hands this cushy job
to drop-out Brian Deschane,
Daddy is a big time donor
So what else is to explain?

Deschane has no experience
Overseeing environmental rules,
He’s even garnered two DUI’s
Does Scotty think we’re fools?

Oops! Scotty was found out
Took back the 81K,
Deschane given a demotion
With a much lesser pay.

Deschane said no, no, no
and thus he so resigned,
Remember dear Scotty boy
We ain’t that friggin’ blind.

Peace,

Syd

[GEO7654]

02:57 AM on 04/09/2011

WHEN A BLACK PERSON GETS A SET ASIDE JOB, IT IS CALLED " AFFIRMATITIVE ACTION ". WHEN A WHITE PERSON GETS A SET ASIDE JOB, IT'S CALLED " NEPOTISM ", RIGHT CHERIE LYON. " NEPOTISM IS THE AMERICAN WHY, LOOK AT THE POLICE , FIRE, AND GOVENMENT JOBS, WHICH WERE CLOSED TO NONWHITES UNTIL RECENTLY.
THE SAME SITUATION, BUT TWO DIFFERENT NAMES FOR THE SAME THING.
REMINDS ME OF THE KATINA INCIDENT. A BLACK MAN WENT INTO A FLOODED ABANDONED STORE AND GOT FOOD, HE WAS SAID TO BE " LOOTING ", BY THE MEDIA. TWO WHITE PEOPLE WENT INTO A ABANDONED STORE TO GET FOOD THEY WERE SAID " TO HAVE FOUND FOOD ",THE SAME ACT TWO NAMES, ' BLACK = LOOTING, WHITE = FINDING.
WHAT A COUNTRY WE HAVE

[Cherie Lyon]

04:20 PM on 04/08/2011

This reminds me of the Stroger nepotism fiasco in Crook County, and the 17-year-old kid awarded a contractor license because his dad worked for the city. Disgusting, but the kid did apologize. Doubt Wisconsin will even get a backward glance from Deshane.

[unhipcat]

03:20 PM on 04/08/2011

Those hyprocrits really have no shame

[MaybeMilo]

03:15 PM on 04/08/2011

It's the little things in life....

[RitaSeiber]

02:30 PM on 04/08/2011

There's only one word that describe Walker and a majority of his party, "hypocrite",

[quindy]

03:40 PM on 04/08/2011

Crooks would be more accurate.

[1johnf]

02:28 PM on 04/08/2011

Scooter got to be our Governor as a college drop out funded by the Koch brothers, why can't he continue the tradition of elevating the incompetent into positions of wealth and influence?

[babyboomerorig]

02:21 PM on 04/08/2011

Awwww......ya' think maybe it doesn't pay to pass over 2 more-than-qualified people to put a crony's son into a position he knows absolutely nothing about.

[StopMakingSense2]

01:44 PM on 04/08/2011

Nobody puts the mis in management like republicans... Did nobody pay attention to what happened when Bush loaded government with the most incompetent people the planet could offer?

[Grunty1]

02:12 PM on 04/08/2011

I don't know if that can qualify as "mis"-management though. Make no mistake, they were all terrible fits for their jobs. BUT, that is exactly what the Rushpublicans wanted.

[offred]

01:31 PM on 04/08/2011

Visual: Rats deserting sinking ship

[AG creative]

01:21 PM on 04/08/2011

Sounds like somebody was under the flame.

[Left of Right]

12:41 PM on 04/08/2011

So Walker put this guy in that office after moving him ahead of others with PHD's and years of experience.

College dropout
2 DUI's
$121,652 for Walker's gubernatorial campaign.

hmmmmmmmm..........

Methinks once again, Walker demonstrates an ethical problem which causes him to lean on the side of greed.

[AG creative]

01:22 PM on 04/08/2011

I was hoping he'd appoint a relative so I could yell out, 'cronyism, nepotism...!!!' like O' Brother Where Art Thou...

[Left of Right]

01:29 PM on 04/08/2011

No one would want to be his brother, or admit it!

[Grunty1]

02:13 PM on 04/08/2011

Only lean?

[Rachel Spencer]

11:53 AM on 04/08/2011

Is it possible that only the people who want to be governed under Walker be subject to his tyranny? Why must the whole state suffer? He's not my governor!!!

[4mothernature2]

11:46 AM on 04/08/2011

I'm not familiar with the laws of removing a governor. Can someone explain why a year must pass to remove an unethical governor, and not just have him immediately impeached or 'ousted' in some other way. Is that not permissible, for some reason?

[stargazer13]

11:52 AM on 04/08/2011

double standards of our rule of Laws

[triplettam]

12:10 PM on 04/08/2011

Different states, different takes. Probably in their state constitution. Here in California there is no such rule. Probably a well-intentioned provision so that people who lose can't immediately start filing for recall because they lost. They figured one year is a good amount of time to judge merits and not re-fight the election. All of the state senators facing recall, however, have been there more than a year. That's where it begins.

[chazzman]

09:44 PM on 04/09/2011

Thanks.
Right On
F%F
$$$$

[ScarlettMocha]

11:26 AM on 04/08/2011

Brian Deschane, college drop-out with two DUI's appointed to an $81K government job. SMDH!