Loser son of Walker's crony gets demoted to $65K job

Brian Deschane has no college degree, little work experience and two drunk-driving convictions, but Koch whore Gov. Scott Walker’s administration recently gave him a promotion and an $81,500-per-year job. Meanwhile, hardworking public employees are taking pay cuts, losing benefits and watching their collective bargaining rights stripped away -- all because there's a budget crisis.

After an uproar over his appointment, Deschane was demoted this week.

The 27-year-old, who was selected to head environmental and regulatory affairs at the Department of Commerce, is the son of Jerry Deschane. The elder Deschane is executive vice president and lobbyist for one of the top five political action committee donors to Koch whore Walker’s campaign. Deschane said his son is a “bright, young man” who got the job himself.

Let’s compare resumés. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports on the other candidates for the job:

The first, Oscar Herrera, is a former state cabinet secretary under Republican Gov. Scott McCallum with a doctoral degree and eight years' experience overseeing the cleanup of petroleum-contaminated sites.

The second, Bernice Mattsson, is a professional engineer who served since 2003 in the post to which Deschane was appointed.

By contrast, Deschane has no college degree, little management experience and a couple of drunken-driving convictions. His father represents a trade group that gave more than $121,000 to Walker and his running mate.

Herrera and Mattsson didn't get far in the process.

"Neither candidate was interviewed," said agency spokesman Tony Hozeny.

Deschane was described as a “natural fit” for the job and the administration was even willing to overlook his two DUIs. But after news of the story broke, the Walker administration decided to demote him.

Starting today, Deschane will return to his previous position as bureau director at the state Department of Regulation and Licensing. His annual salary: $64,728.

We expect he's doing a heckuva job.