(12-13-2016 09:03 AM)westsidewolf1989 Wrote:  The nomination of Rick Perry to Secretary of Energy is disturbing - the last four held credentials such as MIT PhD in physics and chemical engineering, Berkeley PhD in physics and Harvard Law. Now we can add Bachelor of Animal Science from Texas A&M among them. I'm assuming that day one of Perry's new job will involve someone explaining to him the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.

I suppose it's troubling if you assume that a PhD in the sciences is a requirement for the position. But it's not sitting in a lab figuring out new energy sources, it's presiding over a large bureaucracy. And for that job description, long-time governor of a major energy producing state is probably a far more relevant qualification. Besides, those PhD's haven't exactly acquitted themselves with distinction, and a couple of them in particular seemed incapable of grasping some pretty basic realities.

I'm not a fan of Perry, so I'm not a fan of the Perry pick. I would have preferred Huntsman. In fact, there are several appointments for which I would have preferred Huntsman over Trump's choice.