Obama wants a clean house

[moderndayhippie]

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/national/13apply_questionnaire.pdf

This is supposedly a questionnaire that is being distributed to anyone who is up for a Presidential appointment. It's something crazy like 60+ questions. I wonder if this is normal?

Comments

[mariana_moated]

Do you have the article that was linked from? I'd like to read it.

[moderndayhippie]

here are a couple. They don't really say much unfortunately. They're basically like "hey, we got our hands on this crazy questionnaire. what's up?"

http://www.citizensugar.com/2496166
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/13/want-to-work-in-obamas-cabinet-take-this-questionnaire/

[moderndayhippie]

oh! I just found this.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/13/transition.questionnaire/index.html

good ol' CNN

[mariana_moated]

I read the articles you linked for me (thanks!) and am thinking that perhaps he's taking measures not only to protect himself since he must realize what a risk there is of assasination, but also that this is probably more of his cleaning house approach which is shrewd and wise considering Bush's reputation and who he collaborated with.

That's my best guess. Normally I might think of such an application as controlling and invasive but considering the situation it might actually make a lot of sense.