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In response to "Tillerson has been confirmed -- nm" by decline

This is one of the few nominees where I have a bit of "let's wait and see what he does" cautious optimism.

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Feb 1 '17, 12:10

He could be a Secretary of State in the mode of Secretary Powell or Secretary Haig.

Or he would become our equivalent of a corrupt Russian oligarch. Hard to tell right now.

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I feel the same way. But I'm going to be watching him with some skepticism until I see more (particularly re Russia). -- nm - pmb Feb 1, 12:18
It's sad when the nominee with Russian ties and financial motivations is one of the few that people can see merit in. -- nm* - Inigo Feb 1, 12:15
he's at the very least a grown-up....nm - x Feb 1, 12:11
yup, he's a highly intelligent and shrewd individual. -- nm - decline Feb 1, 12:11

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This is one of the few nominees where I have a bit of "let's wait and see what he does" cautious optimism.

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