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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-24-09 03:33 PM
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Borger: Obama hires face 'vetting hell' (CNN)
By Gloria Borger
CNN Senior Political Analyst

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Tim Geithner may be the latest political piñata in Washington these days, but -- policy aside -- there may be another reason he is the one fellow everyone is picking on at Treasury: He's there alone.

Believe it or not, Geithner is the only confirmed official at his department. Some top nominees, even those who have served in government before, have decided to withdraw. Others are still pending as they go through arduous background checks that one pro-Obama Democrat calls "maddening vetting hell."

Sure, this is about extensive scrutiny to make sure no one has a tax problem after Geithner's own embarrassing unpaid tax bill. But the staffing problem is not just at Treasury, and it goes way beyond the time-consuming nature of extensive background checks.

It's also about overreaching anti-lobbyist rules.

Consider Tom Malinowski. He's the advocacy director for Human Rights Watch, an expert on genocide and torture. But when it came time for a top human rights job at the State Department, he was turned away.
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/23/borger.no.lobbyist.rule/index.html
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soothsayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-24-09 03:34 PM
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1. eh, every tax dodge has passed so far.
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