There’s a Joe Jackson song from “Night and Day II” in which the narrator refers to the need for “nonalcoholic whiskey and Giuliani charm.” The idea, of course, was that “Giuliani charm” was an oxymoron. Anyone who has ever seen Rudy on TV knows that it is true.
That is the man who is the apparent frontrunner for the job of Secretary of State: America’s chief diplomat and face to the world. The truly revolting thing, however, is that he would actually be a better choice than his competitor, John Bolton, who would be pushing us into new wars all over the globe at the drop of a hat.
We’re going to have to hope that the Republicans in the Senate can force Trump to nominate someone more presentable. Since Trump’s views on foreign policy are so far outside of the mainstream, that is far from a given.