Never forget that government is the secular left's god, and they believe they have a divine right to be in control of it - especially the levers of government they consider especially important in bringing the private sector to heel. The Environmental Protection Agency falls into that category, so it's sacrilege to the left that someone like Scott Pruitt - who doesn't believe the EPA should be used to flog and harass industry - is now its chief.
That's the equivalent, to them, of making Anton LaVey your pastor.