Obama Nomination Muddle Continues

President Obama's nomination for Surgeon General, Sanjay Gupta, has withdrawn his name from contention. That comes on the heels of the Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's choice for his deputy withdrawing her name:

Annette Nazareth, a former senior staffer and commissioner with the Securities and Exchange Commission, withdrew after several interviews and vetting of her financial history, a person familiar with Nazareth's decision said.

But this person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because Geithner never publicly named Nazareth as his choice, said no problems with her taxes or other issues arose.

Nazareth, a partner at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, could not be reached for comment. Treasury and White House officials would not comment on the matter.

Funny, but since when has tax trouble disqualified any of Obama's nominations? After all, Geithner, who now heads the Treasury Department which oversees the IRS, skipped paying thousands of dollars in taxes over the years.

Once again, Obama's judgment of character continues to be wanting and his team of vetters should themselves be vetted for competency.

UPDATE:
Add to that the troubling and troubled nomination of Chas Freeman as chair of the National Intelligence Council.