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Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts)
Fri Dec 16, 2016, 12:17 PM Dec 2016

The really weird irony of Rex Tillerson

A really bizarre irony is that Rex Tillerson may be the only person in the Trump administration who believes in the science of climate change.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/12/13/rex-tillersons-view-of-climate-change-its-just-an-engineering-problem/?utm_term=.0bc9ff56c8e7

He's also a fairly rational person in comparison to the most of the other nuts in the cabinet.

Not that he's great as a SoS, of course. The problems with him are he ran a massive and truly evil company, has no diplomatic or government experience and has incredibly close ties to Putin.

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The really weird irony of Rex Tillerson (Original Post) Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 OP
Bet on a sure thing: chaos. ffr Dec 2016 #1
yes, but right now I'm actually kind of optimistic that the Trump team will be so horrible and lame Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #2

ffr

(22,669 posts)
1. Bet on a sure thing: chaos.
Fri Dec 16, 2016, 12:22 PM
Dec 2016

Unqualified government designed to prove that government doesn't work for the people.

When they work hard enough at it, I think they'll manage to accomplish that low bar.

 

Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts)
2. yes, but right now I'm actually kind of optimistic that the Trump team will be so horrible and lame
Fri Dec 16, 2016, 03:15 PM
Dec 2016

that Dems really have a good chance of winning big in the next election.

As much as we all worry about fascism, extreme incompetence and kleptocracy is much more likely.

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