I think we need to keep a gimlet eye on all of our elected and appointed officials, but I am also wary of the demonizing, throw-the-baby-out-with-the-bathwater politics both the Left and the Right are prone to. Politically speaking, both of these concerns will make it hard for liberals to block his confirmation, which is frankly brilliant.
My gut tells me both Trump and Tillerson are good men who are practiced in virtue and know how to inspire others to accept its rigors. This is what we desperately need, as a country and as individuals. Time will tell.
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TruthTrumps ago
I was really glad to read your original post here...but was very disappointed to come across this article today. It says that Tillerson led the charge to open the Boy Scouts to gay troop leaders and his company contributes to planned parenthood.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/11579/social-conservatives-upset-tillerson-amanda-prestigiacomo#.WFWmyMQvPbg.twitter
Vindicator ago
Interesting. Thanks for sharing that. There was not much 'evidence' presented in that article so I did a bit more poking around. I Apparently, Planned Parenthood isn't exactly fond of him: http://www.lifenews.com/2016/12/13/planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-alarmed-by-nomination-of-rex-tillerson-as-secretary-of-state/
Also, it may be that he felt boys struggling with same-sex attraction were perhaps MOST in need of the discipline and moral fortitude taught in Scouts. Check out this article: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2014/09/06/exxon-mobil-ceo-rex-tillerson-an-eagle-scout-to-the-core
I think we need to keep a gimlet eye on all of our elected and appointed officials, but I am also wary of the demonizing, throw-the-baby-out-with-the-bathwater politics both the Left and the Right are prone to. Politically speaking, both of these concerns will make it hard for liberals to block his confirmation, which is frankly brilliant.
My gut tells me both Trump and Tillerson are good men who are practiced in virtue and know how to inspire others to accept its rigors. This is what we desperately need, as a country and as individuals. Time will tell.