Keith Gilkes is leaving his post as the governor's chief of staff to return to his own political consulting business.
Is there more to it, like preparing for a John Doe investigation instead of a recall? Maybe. Some of my friends certainly think so. And they may be right. A lot of Walker staffers are already knee-deep in it.
But I did the same thing as Gilkes, returning to my own consulting business after a two-year break as chief of staff to Mayor John Norquist. "I don't do government, I do politics," I used to say, usually being careful to attribute the line to the late, legendary Dem consultant Paul Tully.
Gilkes' Facebook page offers a clue as to why he might be leaving, under employment:
President Champion Group, LLC · Jan 2005 to present · Madison, Wisconsin Because owning a company allows you to work in your pajamas and bunny slippers.I can vouch for that.