Its been happening for awhile, and its obviously accelerated since the Scaife-Review gave up on print. The tipping point was the Post-Gazette's cowardly non-endorsement in the Presidential race, and today, the paper takes another step towards Trumpism with its glowing praise for Hair Furor's horribly compromised pick for Secretary of State.
Mr. Trump, given his own background, is comfortable naming a successful businessman to the Cabinet position whose occupant plays the largest role after the president in determining foreign policy. Mr. Tillerson will also bring an understanding of economic and financial issues that a strictly political figure, such as Secretary of State John F. Kerry, might lack. Foreign affairs professionals generally agree that George P. Shultz, Ronald Reagan’s long-serving secretary of state, was one of America’s best in that slot, in part because of his business background as president of Bechtel.
One gets the impression that the only thing George Shultz did before becoming Secretary of State was work in the corporate world. Of course, he was also Secretary of Labor and Secretary of the Treasury, along with heading up the OMB in the 1970's. In other words, he had extensive government experience, along with academic experience at The University of Chicago and MIT.
Tillerson? He has no governmental experience at all. He is, however close to Putin, perhaps as close as his pocket?
I'm rethinking my subscription.