George W. Bush is now throwing his weight behind Tillerson nomination

A lot of the Bushies have been pushing hard to get Tillerson nominated as Secretary of State. Now the big Bush himself is actively calling Senators to convince them that Tillerson is the guy:

The obsession with this guy among the Bushies is crazy. Just read this:

At the start of the week, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) seemed bent on opposing the nomination of Rex Tillerson for secretary of state.

By the end of it, Rubio had heard directly from former vice president Richard B. Cheney, according to a person with knowledge of the conversation, as well as other key supporters of the ExxonMobil chief executive.

Tillerson is opposed by many Republicans and Democrats who are suspicious of his perceived close ties to Russian President Vladi­mir Putin, who has worked with ExxonMobil on energy deals.

Yet he is also backed by a small army of hawkish GOP luminaries and deep-pocketed donors. Robert M. Gates, a former CIA director and former defense secretary, personally recommended Tillerson in a meeting with Trump. Condoleezza Rice, the former secretary of state, made the same recommendation to Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

Several of these Tillerson boosters enjoy direct lines of communication to Rubio and other Tillerson skeptics such as Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.). They are seeking to use those channels to blunt hostility in the Senate, where Tillerson must win confirmation.

So we’ve got the former President and Vice President all making calls for this guy? Talk about a full court press to get Tillerson nominated, as Levin called it today.

Just why exactly do they like a man so much who supported a Carbon Tax to fight Climate Change, gave tons of money to Planned Parenthood and has strong connections to Putin? If I didn’t know any better I’d think all of his supporters were Democrats. It’s like Bizarro world.


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