What skeleton should prevent anybody from serving the President in his/her Cabinet?

[SuperTrouper]

For me it would be continuing alcoholism or substance abuse. I do not care about marital status, sexual orientation, or previous bankruptcy. I do not care about previous history of mental or health conditions.

[tekisui]

1. What about Clintonitis?

:)

[Gman]

2. A dead woman or a live boy

[SuperTrouper]

4. That disqualifies Scarborough and Larry Craig

[Forkboy]

3. Liking Brussels sprouts.

That's a deal breaker for me.

[Cronus Protagonist]

5. Some cancers

Fighting malignant cancer is a lifetime's activity - one needs to focus on that and quit everything else.

[ecstatic]

6. Murder definitely. Then prostitution (solicitation or employment)

[SuperTrouper]

8. In Italy they elected a prostitute and porno star to Parliament: Cicciolina

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicciolina

[ecstatic]

10. oh my... Someone should test that out here nt

[Captain Hilts]

7. Anything that makes you vulnerable to blackmail.

Financial entanglements are okay so long as you are honest about them.

[dave29]

9. R. Kelly in their closet

with a beretta

[hlthe2b]

11. child abuse, animal abuse, domestic violence, certain mental

illnesses--especially severe personality disorders or acute mental illness and/or substance abuse... (case by case assessment)