The New York Times has a good look at Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, and his rather rapid shift of opinion on whether Russia was a place with “no respect for the rule of law” or whether Vladimir Putin was a super-awesome business buddy once you discounted all those murdered journalists and civil rights crackdowns.
Hey, it turns out you can make a man believe whatever you want as long as you line his pockets well.
[A]s Mr. Putin consolidated his control over Russia’s oligarchs, Mr. Tillerson underwent a profound change of outlook. He came to realize …read more
Source: Daily Kos
