Probably not, but if Donald Trump can choose former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel anything is possible, including – drum roll – Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to be Secretary of Something, most likely either Interior or Veterans.
Makes perfect sense to me. Oklahoma has a lot of veterans, some are even plumbers or boxers so I see the connection. Interior? Not quite so logically a smart move, but again if Trump sees fit to put a Holy Roller Baptist in a key slot overseas that usually is filled by someone of the Jewish faith, why not a gun-toting, God-fearing brawler who happens to also have the title of senator.
As to the possible second stroke of luck, please remember our state slogan now is “Imagine That!” so please do … imagine if the Trumpers find our not-so-super Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters so delectable and compelling they decide he is more than adequate to fill the high heels at the Department of Education of Amway heiress Betsy Devos who no longer is employed there which is smart because Trump plans to abolish that entire federal agency.
Talk about double our luck. Wiz Kid Ryan goes to DC for a month or so, creating a vacancy here; gets the hook from Trump even quicker than Scott Pruitt did over at EPA; thus finds himself unemployed. He then could return to McAlester, apply for one of those $50,000 bonus signing deals, and end up teaching eighth grade history.
And because we know he is a man of God, he can bring his own dog-eared Bible, thus saving taxpayers a few bucks.
Oh, one other thing. For those of you who are waiting for another prominent Okie name to drop to fill an important post in the Trump dictatorship … spelled with one s, one i and three t’s, it ain’t going to happen.
Why? It’s simple. DJT threw three fundraisers for Stitt at Mar-a-Lago when he needed moola to fend off the tribes while seeking a second term as our governor. Then Clueless Kevin returned the favors by endorsing someone else – by the name of DeSantis – for president.
After all, governors need to stick together. Just ask the aforementioned Huckabee or even Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota who will be the new “Brownie you’re doing a heck of a job” at Homeland Security.
Sounds like this is all shaping up as America’s Dream Team. Now if Trump 2.0 will appoint son Eric as the new Secretary of Defense, we’ll all sleep better tonight as we board airplanes to get the hell out of here.
