Disqualified?

The New York Times reports that those wishing to have a high position inside the Obama Administration need to complete a detailed, 7-page questionnaire as part of the interviewing process. The questions ask about tickets and fines paid, aliases or "handles" used on the internet, and even affiliations with organizations certain to be hot topics for months to come:

Question 18 of the Obama application asks whether “you, your spouse or any member of your immediate family” have been affiliated with Fannie, Freddie, American International Group, Washington Mutual and any other institution getting a government bailout.

For a Washington Job, Be Prepared to Tell All,
The New York Times, Nov. 12, 2008

Great! With a new administration, comes a much more stringent vetting process of the movers and shakers of your next president.

But in an ironic pot-meet-kettle moment, wouldn't Obama have failed this very vetting question?

All Recipients of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Campaign Contributions, 1989-2008

1. Dodd, Christopher J, $165,400
2. Obama, Barack, $126,349
3. Kerry, John, $111,000

Source: OpenSecrets.org