That "Exxon's revenues surpass the gross national products of a number of nations" is a reason for Mr. Tillerson not be given even more power. He has more than enough power already, and the countries whom Exxon dwarfs don't.
Corporations have bosses, and those are a few people at the top. The bosses of a democracy are supposed to be everyone other than the few people at the top.
What's the mission?
It is ridiculous to suggest that Mr. Kerry and Mrs. Clinton don't know how to make decisions for which they have to take responsibility. They had political careers for decades before either of them was Secretary of State. If they understood that the role of Secretary of State is to have a lot of responsibility but not the ultimate authority in the government hierarchy, that is to their credit.
The Secretary of State makes life or death decisions every day.
The definition of business sense depends on whom you ask. The owner of a sweatshop and the manager of a nonprofit don't agree about that definition.
Mr. Trump seems to like and respect Mr. Romney, as do many other people. Also, someone who doesn't have to raise his or her voice to be heard is more skillful than someone who likes shouting contests.
That Mr. Trump approached Mr. Romney as a potential nominee despite their past conflicts was not a sign of megalomania, and I don't think that Mr. Romney's willingness to have the discussion was only motivated by personal ambition.
Those are perplexing paragraphs, because I know that the author is not unfamiliar with the names "Hillary Clinton" and "John Kerry."
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I would have said weeks ago that Mr. Trump might think about talking to Senator McCain, but I didn't want to interfere. Also, the appointment of General Kelly as Secretary of Homeland Security didn't occur to me; that was a good decision.
Copyright, with noted exceptions, L. Kochman, December 14, 2016 @ 1:41 a.m.
