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...senior vice president of a FORTUNE 500 firm in Ohio who was up for a job as Under Secretary of the Interior. Yet the "revolving door" provisions of the new act, which restrict a person's dealings with Government after he leaves office-in some cases for life-would have prevented him from becoming his company's president. He decided to stay in Ohio...
With Republicans in control of the Senate, the Democrats never stood much chance of blocking the approval of any nominee, not even that of perhaps the most controversial, Denver Lawyer James Watt, whose selection as Secretary of the Interior was stoutly opposed by environmentalists. The nominees breezed through their hearings with hardly a contrary question or comment from the Democrats. Yet though the hearings provided no fireworks, they did offer some insights into the views of the Reagan team...
...have been mornings when the good liberal pages of the Washington Post seemed to drip tears in melancholy memory of the old days of lists and rosters and diagrams. "How much time did you spend with Governor Reagan in discussing this position?" an incredulous Democrat, Senator Dale Bumpers, asked Interior Nominee James Watt, who answered. "About 15 to 20 minutes." Reporters nearly dropped their tape recorders...
...divorced Barkouras on grounds of incompatibility. Her lawyer, George Miskovsky, referred to Barkouras in court as "a big, strong stud lay analyst." Finally, in a quieter proceeding, Kay Delaporte, a patient of Barkouras' and a teacher at his school, sued her husband Chris, an administrator in the U.S. Interior Department, for divorce, charging that he was a homosexual. He complained that Barkouras was behind the action...
Watt has several allies who share his view that land-use policies have tilted too much in favor of environmentalists. Says Walter Hickel, the former Alaska land developer who surprised critics with his pro-environment policies as Richard Nixon's Interior Secretary (and Watt's boss): "There are lots of questions to be asked about current policies, and Watt will bring a balanced position to them." Watt does have a keen sense of humor, which he often uses to break the tension of hot-tempered debates. In his new job, Watt may need a chuckle a minute...