Obama vetting of Richardson a blooper
by Frank James, Chicago Tribune
Obama and advisors bumble with Richardson
My first thought on hearing that New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson had asked President-elect Obama to drop his nomination as Commerce Secretary because of a federal probe into possible pay to play activity in Richardson’s office was “Uh-oh, don’t tell me Obama has some pay-to-play curse that will be following his presidency like a hungry stray dog.”
The scandal involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich in Illinois is, of course, about the governor’s alleged pay-to-play activities including the charge in a federal criminal complaint that he sought to auction off Obama’s vacant Senate seat. First Illinois, now New Mexico. You’re almost afraid to ask what state comes next?
My follow-up thought was that Richardson’s move obviously calls into question the quality of the, ahem, “vetting process” that the Obama team conducted. How did Richardson, an old baseball player, ever to first base with a huge problem like this hanging out there?
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