[fnord77]

it's a pretty low risk gamble for the politicians and there's almost always a reward for them even if the deal falls through.

[vmchale]

In this case because Scott Walker lost re-election.

[fnord77]

> On July 16, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to appoint Walker to be a Member (Private Life) of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution

he was rewarded with a sinecure.