If you have ever sent an electronic communication, including but not limited to an email, text message or instant message, that could suggest a conflict of interest or be a possible source of embarrassment to you, your family, or the President-elect if it were made public, please describe.”
So asks question 13 of the questionnaire for potential top-ranking Obama Administration officials.
The mind reels.
The seven-page, 63 question intrusive and extensive list of queries, first obtained by the New York Times and confirmed as legitimate by the Obama Transition Team, offers a revealing glimpse into both the Obama team’s determination not to repeat the mistakes of its predecessors (Any nanny issues? Any discriminatory club memberships?) as well as the new era on which Obama will lead (“Please provide the URL address of any websites that feature you in either a personal or professional capacity (e.g. Facebook, My Space, etc.”).
Well, he’s doing a good job trying to manage gotchas but I bet one slips through 
Here is a copy of the questions.
posted November 13, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Imagine if McCain has asked even a couple of these questions about Sarah Palin. Ahh, the mistakes he could have avoided
posted November 13, 2008 at 11:15 pm
I guess this is what is meant by “vatting.” Or at least it’s what the Democrats mean by it.
posted November 14, 2008 at 2:35 am
This eliminates Jon Corzine, governor of New Jersey and ex-Goldman Sachs CEO, from the Treasury Secretary race.
A court recently released e-mails of a romantic nature he had sent to and received from a longtime girlfriend — who also was the lead union negotiator for state workers. Ah, but it wasn’t a conflict of interest, because they weren’t actually married … that’s the Garden State for you.
posted November 14, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I love this idiotic Republican meme that Obama wasn’t vetted before being elected.
The guy was in the public eye and under intense media scrutiny for 19 months as he ran for the Presidency, but he wasn’t vetted at all? LOL! Try pulling the other one. Here’s a clue: just because he wasn’t asked about every far right conspiracy theory you believe in doesn’t mean he wasn’t scrutinized before people voted for him.
posted November 18, 2008 at 1:37 pm
The folks at ObamaWaffles.com have put together a list of Sen. Obama’s waffling on issues (http://obamawaffles.com/dailywaffles/index.html). One minute he’s for something or someone, the next moment, he’s waffling on that commitment.
Which might explain why none of the 63 questions ask for documentation from the applicant about his or her beliefs or policy positions on which they’ve waffled on over the years.
posted February 27, 2010 at 9:09 am
I want to know the Obama’s administration’s way which he have been choosen.