Expect Republicans To Lobby For Dirtier Air

No clean slate approaching for GOP legislators in Congress, whose 2011 mantra will be "pass the soot."

Look for Scott Walker and his legislative allies to do the same, adopting the WMC's dirtier air position.

In fact, look for the WMC's smoggy thinking to be a requirement for people Walker appoints to run the DNR.

All under the rubric of jobs - - even though workers and CEO's breathe the same air, and the repetitive dirty air alerts that plague the lakefront counties are hardly a boon to tourism.

Maybe, under Walker/WMC, dirty air alerts will be canceled, or called something else, like "Lung Exercise Days," or "Coal Dust Celebration Hours."

High-five!