To be honest, I don't know enough about many of the appointees to say one way or another.

It would be nice if there were a huge pool of honest, honorable people, with no conflicts of interests - all capable of doing these jobs - all capable of being approved. Alas, I don't think that's the case.

So far, I hope PE Trump gives only the cold shoulder to Sarah Palin.
Same with Rick Perry. He did little or no good for Texas and he always seemed like a puppet for Washington.

When Tillerson spoke about sanctions, maybe he was talking from his own viewpoint and business.

In general, though, I have always thought sanctions hurt the people of a country far more than the businesses or the leaders. It's like saying we are going to squeeze the people and make them get rid of rulers we don't like. That is the 'collateral damage' of sanctions and innocent people die from them.

As far as sanctioning Russia for the Ukraine and denouncing them because they are involved in Syria - that's the height of hypocrisy on our part. Those places are at least in their hemisphere. We are in places all over the world, stirring up trouble, killing people. And we want to lecture Russia!!!!!!!!!!!!!