Did the Obama Administration Vet Bill Richardson?
January 5th, 2009
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (Dem) announced today that he is declining President-elect Barack Obama’s nomination for Secretary of Commerce.1, 2
Richardson would have been the ranking Latino in the Obama administration so his loss is a blow to the administration’s ethnic diversity but more importantly the issue that spurred the Obama camp to urge Richardson to refuse calls into question the thorough, professional manner of Obama’s current camp. The Obama administration released a seven page, 63-question form for people to fill out if they wanted to be part of the administration. 3, 4
