The Craziness Gets Worse

Vivek Kundra, Obama's new Chief Information Officer, is on leave while the FBI sorts out the bribery case of one of his former employees and a contractor who worked in his office. Kundra isn't implicated, supposedly, but again, the optics are terrible.

The Obama administration has created a real problem for itself. Clearly, some of its early vetting, especially on tax issues was sloppy. Now, the vetting has gotten so tough that some candidates are withdrawing before they're done with the process. Those who do are facing such heightened scrutiny that any wrongdoing in the vicinity sticks with them. They're trying to do the right thing, but they've put themselves in a terrible bind.