Posted on 09/07/2009 5:17:08 PM PDT by RobinMasters
I don’t believe them. Or rather, I don’t believe that this is some innocent blind spot in the vetting process.
An administration official said special advisers to the president, or czars, are not required to fill out the questionnaire that runs 7 pages and contains 63 questions.
The entire questionnaire, the official said, is reserved for appointees who must win Senate confirmation…
Question 61 reads as follows: “Have you had any association with any person, group or business venture that could be used - even unfairly - to impugn or attack your character and qualifications for government service?”…
An administration official said Jones never hid his controversial associations or remarks from the White House.
“It wouldn’t be fair to characterize him as being dishonest or hiding his comments or his positions,” the official said. “It’s just fair to say that he didn’t go through the most rigorous vetting process.”
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
Hell, Obama could not survive a vetting process or even get a security clearance to view classified material. Who are we fooling here?
Thank you. Shoot!
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