The reason - IMO: to consolidate the neo-cons and the GOPe into the voting block in 2020. Assuming they can get something worked out between the two of them on Russia, it could work. Not my favorite pick but would go a long ways towards reconciling the party factions. Trump can always replace him if needed.
How about a general for this slot?
I absolutely agree with you. He’s trying to unite the party.
We just chewed through the a$$es of the GOPe to get Trump in there.
ANY inclusion of Romney will be a sign that it’s going to just be 4 more years of business-as-usual. Not what I want to see right out of the chute.
The perpetual warfare all over the globe has bankrupted this country. Giving the @ssholes who orchestrated this whole disaster a place at the table defeats the purpose of electing Trump in the first place.
That's my guess as well. Trump is playing the long game here...and not the short game that so many here at FR want him to play. Romney is a smart choice. I don't really like it...but it's a logical choice. Trump is a coalition builder...he knows how to put a team together who will do his bidding. He is playing for 2020 and beyond...and there won't even be a 2018 GOP congress if the GOP doesn't unify. Let the dems distruct.
While important...the SoS isn't some rogue agent who implements their agenda. If anything it should be harder for Romney to be SoS than for Trump to have him as SoS...because Romney will have to do the bidding of Trump internationally.
He has the disposition to be SoS. He's a better choice than some of the others who have been mentioned...since I think they are best suited for other positions. If we at FR were to get EVERYTHING we want in Trump...I dare say we would end up with nothing at the end.