Obama’s Nominee to the NIC Withdraws his Name From Consideration

  I first wrote about Chas Freeman, Obama’s nominee for the National Intelligence Council, and the conflict of interest that he has with this position here. Today he withdrew his nomination for the position.

  This is yet another embarrassment for the president. If my count is correct this is the fourth cabinet nominee to withdraw his name from consideration for the position they were nominated to.

  Here is what Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) had to say about the president’s latest black eye:

The administration made yet another mistake not doing its homework before nominating someone to a senior position of unique sensitivity, and then learned from the press further and further embarrassing details,” Kirk said. “He was heavily encumbered by multiple conflicts of interest involving Chinese, Saudi and other business dealings that all should have been disclosed long before

  It sure as hell sounds as if the president isn’t doing his homework in regards to many of his nominees. It is beginning to sound like President Obama didn’t think that he would be second guessed on his nominations. It sounds like he is so arrogant that he just assumed that everyone woulf  fall in line with whatever he decided to do.

  He is learning a hard lesson, at least I think he is learning, and that lesson is just because he is the anointed one that doesn’t mean that all of his decision will be rubber stamped just because HE believes he is right. The president may actually have to put a little effort into some of these picks or he will never fill out his cabinet.