It isn't official, but it appears that President-Elect Donald Trump has chosen ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be his Secretary of State.
While it is embarrassing for Mitt Romney to have to twice thrown himself upon Trump's mercy and told by advisers to publicly apologize and still not get the job.
But this is for the best. Nothing good would have come with associating with Trump. He would have had little influence in Trump's cabinet and likely would have been Trump's designated fall guy when things went wrong.
Romney's 2012 proclamation that Russia is the greatest threat to the United States does not square with Trump's embrace of Vladimir Putin. Indeed, Tillerson has done a large amount of business in Russia and is personally friendly with him. Trump wanted a yes man at State and it would appear he has him.
If and when things blow up in Trump's face, Romney shall not be stained with the filth from the fallout. He can hold his head high.
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