Obama’s judgement is questionable after his association with Rev Wright. We are supposed to ignore this as well as his host of advisors that have been hostile to American and Israeli interests. But his experience and his judgement has to come into question yet again with the appointment of his VP committee.

Less than 2 weeks after clinching the nomination he appoints three people, two of them, Jim Johnson and Eric Holder, have questionable backgrounds and Johnson has already resigned under the scrutiny.

From the LA Times- “Johnson, however, drew criticism over a report last week that he had received what may have been reduced rates on loans from Countrywide Financial Corp., a mortgage lender with business ties to Fannie Mae. “

“He also has been criticized for compensation and other perks he received as an official of mortgage giant Fannie Mae and for compensation decisions made while he was a board member of United HealthCare, one of the nation’s biggest medical insurers.”

A second committee member, Eric Holder was deeply involved in the pardoning of Marc Rich by Clinton. From the New York Post by Dick Morris, “As deputy attorney general, Holder was the key person who made the pardon of Marc Rich possible in the final hours of the Clinton presidency. Now Obama will be stuck in the Marc Rich mess. “

“If ever there was a person who did not deserve a presidential pardon, it’s Marc Rich, the fugitive billionaire who renounced his U.S. citizenship and moved to Switzerland to avoid prosecution for racketeering, wire fraud, 51 counts of tax fraud, evading $48 million in taxes, and engaging in illegal trades with Iran in violation of the U.S. embargo following the 1979-80 hostage crisis.”

HKO- if this is caliber of people Obama appoints early in the game after the questions raised about his judgement in his relationship with Wright, Ayers and others; how are we supposed to get comfortable with his selections of people for important cabinet posts and for the Supreme Court?

Obama has had no real organizational experience in a leading role. The most important function of such a leader is to appoint the right people to the critical positions to affect policy. Obama’ s lack of this experience is alarming.

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