I like all those quotes. I just don’t trust him. He appeared extremely arrogant in interviews I’ve seen.
I don’t know why we seem to have such a shallow bench for SoS.
He strikes me as somewhat of a chameleon—seems to change his color to suit where he is at. Doesn’t go “fullon board” anything—from quotes he dances with being a libertarian, some claim he is conservative, some claim he is establishment, etc.
I agree with your assessment regarding interviews, etc.
I don’t know why he is being considered—I guess it is his experience with China. But SOS deals with many besides the Chinese.
Also, fact that Beck has had involvement with his family concerns me a lot!