Tillerson is way smarter than Trump and Trump knows it. Anybody that can get hired as an entry level engineer and rise to the level of CEO of one of the world's largest corporations doesn't get there via the lucky sperm club like Trump did on his way up.
I admired Tillerson from the start based on his accomplishments and integrity. I knew he would never be a Trump yes-man. Does that work for Secretary of State? I don't know.... but I felt there was at least a modicum of safety with him there. I'm sure Pompeo will do okay though.
What a friggin carnival. It would be comical but for the stakes being so high.
I was skeptical of him because he got that 'Star of Russia' award and his oil interests entangled with that country but that didn't prevent him from calling Russians out even yesterday which is exactly why he got fired. This was a Putin ordered hitjob like Romney.