WHAT A JERK – AT 12:35 P.M. ET:  It amazes me how many people, of both parties, get a chance to serve in a high position in government, and mess it up because of their own greed.  If it's someone on our side, we have to take the offense seriously and send that someone packing.  From the New York Post: 

EPA chief Scott Pruitt paid just $50 a night to crash in a condo co-owned by the wife of a lobbyist with clients regulated by his agency — a huge savings over the average price of a hotel room in Washington, DC.

Pruitt paid to rent the room in the two-bedroom condo only on nights when he actually slept there, Bloomberg News reported.

White House officials are freaking out about Pruitt’s living arrangement as well as his foot-dragging before handing over documents about his lease or payments, the news service reported, citing three sources.

According to the website statista.com, the average price for a room at a DC hotel is about $270 — but that includes a medley of lodgings, from one-star dumps to luxe, five-star digs.

The questions follow criticism of Pruitt for traveling first class on airline flights and catering to the energy industry and other big businesses during his first year in office.

In all, Pruitt paid $6,100 to use the room for roughly six months, according to copies of the checks reviewed by Bloomberg.

COMMENT:  The most important part of this story is that the White House is "freaking out" about Pruitt's alleged behavior.  I never saw anyone in the Obama administration freak out about anything involving their own people.  Remember that Obama said there were no scandals on his watch.  Of course he wasn't watching.  The fact that the Trump White House is on this is good.  Let's see if the media gives this alert White House any credit.

If the charges are true, and they appear to be, Pruitt must become history.

March 30,  2018