Little Marco Rubio's Big New Job

Under ordinary circumstances—such as having a president-elect who is not a revenge-maddened semi-lunatic—this would be a pick that would make sense for a Republican administration. God knoweth why, but Rubio is still respected here and there within the foreign-policy elites. His fellow senators, especially the incoming Republican majority, would likely guarantee him a smooth confirmation process. And putting a prominent Hispanic politician in a powerful Cabinet position while you're otherwise rounding up everyone whose last name ends in z covers the cynical end of politics rather completely.

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