Give Trump the warriors he needs.
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I agree. My impression is Trump wants a top negotiator for the job to get the best deals for America.
I think all the nitpicking about ideology is missing the point.
Bill Clinton became president because of his focus in 1992 — “It’s the economy, stupid.”
The Democrat/Media complex thought that was brilliant. It was so obviously right and important and insightful. Brilliant politician!
Trump seems to be selecting people who can make deals. Domestically and internationally, Trump will be able to negotiate better deals and get the US economy moving again after a very long period of stagnation. Who doesn’t think that is a goods idea?
But now the Democrat/media complex is mumbling about the importance of ideology? Put a sock in it!
Here’s why I think Tillerson is a delicious pick:
How long did we have to listen to the left moan about Dick Cheney and Halliburton, especially once the Iraq War began? People who didn’t know what Halliburton was and could barely pronounce or spell it made the usual claims about War For Oil (funny sort of conquest - we drilled our own instead).
Trump is knocking those theories into a cocked hat by naming an actual oil CEO to be Secretary of State. No thanks to another Beta male like George Shultz or Warren Christopher types, blinking and mewling and boring us all to death about interminable and unidentifiable ‘processes.’
If you’re a conspiracy nutjob, you’ve just been hit between the eyes with reality.
Psychologically, the contrast with Obama could not be more profound. Trump is absolutely fearless when it comes to appointing strong, successful individuals with their own ideas. He does not feel threatened by their stature - he views it as building the best team possible.
On the other hand, Obama’s first and last priority has been subservience, strict adherence to monolithic ideology and administration by catchphrase (see also: Clinton, H.). The presidency will always receive a ludicrous amount of press coverage yet Obama still felt the need to hog the spotlight - a cardinal sin in DC worse than rape or murder. Eventually, his fellow Democrats ignored him and simply waited him out. This is why Pelosi & Schumer stayed on in their minority party leadership roles - they were starving for the oxygen of publicity.