Rick Perry doesn't have a clue what the Department of Energy actually does

When Donald Trump named Rick Perry to head the Department of Energy, it seemed like a capstone to a series of worst-possible selections. Hire the guy who has eight open lawsuits against the EPA to run the EPA. Get the woman who wants to replace public education with a scam to run the schools. And put a cherry on top by taking the guy who wants to eliminate the Department of Energy and putting him in charge of the thing—a choice so awful it seemed like a deliberate punch to the national nose.