Perry As Secretary Of Energy Makes A Mockery Of Governance

It is a satire or parody that few would have the courage to write, much less perform in real life. Apparently Trump has selected Rick Perry as the Secretary of Energy. This is the same Rick Perry that could not remember the Energy Department as being the third of three departments he would close if he were to become President way back in 2012.

In addition, the selection of Rex Tillerson, Exxon Mobil CEO, as Secretary of State adds to the insult. Tillerson has never had any other job than working for Exxon and his company stands to make about a billion if the sanctions against Russia are lifted. In the world of the grift-filled Trump presidency to be, that makes Tillerson, with his lack of diplomatic experience and his closeness with Putin, the perfect choice.

Trump is making a habit out of selecting people who either want to shut the very agency they will be in charge of now, or oppose the very principle their agency is supposed to stand for, or have something to gain from their new position of power. Sad to say, but our only hope for the next four years is that they all have as bad and as short a memory as Perry. And it is just one more assault on governance and our democracy.