must be answered. i expect the u.s./russian relationship to be front and center in his confirmation process. and here was senator john mccain yesterday. >> i also, as a hundred of us, have to exercise our best judgment, but when he gets the friendship award from a butcher, frankly, it's an issue that i think needs to be examined. and again, that does not mean she should prejudge mr. tillerson. >> tillerson certainly has his heavyweight supporters. among them, condoleezza rice, who said today he was an excellent choice for secretary of state. he will bring to the post remarkable and broad international experience. bob gates said, i strongly endorse the president-elect's selection of rex tillerson to be the next secretary of state. well, both rice and gates, it should be known, have done consulting work, for money, for exxonmobil. another voice of support for tillerson was the former vice president and former ceo of halliburton, dick cheney. he said, the selection of rex