Isn't this the douchebag who was named by Handjob to be Interior Secretary to replace that other sack of crap Gale Norton? Isn't this the thief who spent nearly $250,000 of the taxpayers' money to renovate the bathroom in his office, like he was some kind of private-sector CEO or something? Didn't he insist upon having a shower installed, and a refrigerator (What do you need a refrigerator in your bathroom for, hmmm?) and, get this, monogrammed towels. And, despite the fact that his department is currently embroiled in a kick-back scandal no one is paying attention to because there's much greater catastrophes set afoot by the Jerkoff Administration, he's going on about the great "reforms" he's brought to his office. Well, if $250,000 crappers footed by the working slobs and having your staff on the take are "reforms," why was something that was obviously not broken "fixed" by this a-wipe? But, that's a typical GOP politican for you: creepy, inept, thieving, arrogant, clueless and criminal. No wonder this country is in such a mess!

He was a U. S. Senator and expected to run for re-election in 1998 when the governorship opened up and he ran for it and won.

He generally holds a position that Idaho likes. He is a strong conservative and anti-Washington.

On March 16, 2006, President George W. Bush nominated Kempthorne to succeed Gale Norton as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. He awaits Senate confirmation.