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Even The Wall Street Journal. is raising reservations about Rex Tillerson.
This is the lead editorial in Wednesday morning's paper. It's RW, as you would expect, but it does raise doubts about the Tillerson nomination.
Opinion | Review & Outlook
Rex Tillerson’s Foreign Policy
Will he spend his years at State trying to flee his fossil-fuel history?
Dec. 13, 2016 7:11 p.m. ET
Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Rex Tillerson as his Secretary of State, and the news is that the Exxon Mobil CEO is facing skepticism from Republicans as well as Democrats. Presidents deserve to get the advisers they want, barring unusual circumstances. But that doesn’t mean nominees don’t deserve scrutiny, and for Mr. Tillerson that includes climate change and Russia in particular.
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Mr. Trump will set his foreign-policy direction, but he also has a steep learning curve that will make his advisers especially important in the first year. The Senate should weigh Mr. Tillerson’s confirmation testimony in that context.
Rex Tillerson’s Foreign Policy
Will he spend his years at State trying to flee his fossil-fuel history?
Dec. 13, 2016 7:11 p.m. ET
Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Rex Tillerson as his Secretary of State, and the news is that the Exxon Mobil CEO is facing skepticism from Republicans as well as Democrats. Presidents deserve to get the advisers they want, barring unusual circumstances. But that doesn’t mean nominees don’t deserve scrutiny, and for Mr. Tillerson that includes climate change and Russia in particular.
....
Mr. Trump will set his foreign-policy direction, but he also has a steep learning curve that will make his advisers especially important in the first year. The Senate should weigh Mr. Tillerson’s confirmation testimony in that context.
