Want To Work For Obama? Get Ready To Bare Your Soul... and Your Blog

Now that he’s president, Obama is looking to fill about 7,000 positions in the government including cabinet spots and ambassadorships. However, unlike a certain someone (*ahem* McCain *ahem*), the President-Elect is conducting at least some kind of vetting process.
 

In fact, it’s a very, very thorough vetting process. If you want to work for the Big O, you’ll have to fill out a 7-page, 63-item questionnaire covering everything from finances to family to Facebook.
 

You can find the entire survey on CNN, but here are a few highlights for ambitious college students:

Briefly describe the most controversial matters you have been involved with during the course of your career.

If applicable, please list the names, addresses and phone number of cohabitants within the last ten years. A cohabitant is a person with whom you share bonds of affection, obligation or other commitment, as opposed to a person with whom you live for reasons of conveniences (a roommate).

Please provide the URL address of any websites that feature you in either a personal or professional capacity (e.g. Facebook, MySpace, etc.)

Diaries: If you keep or have ever kept a diary that contains anything that could suggest a conflict of interest or be a possible source of embarrassment to you, your family, or the President-Elect if it were made public, please describe.

Writings: Please list and, if readily available, provide a copy of each book, article, column or publication (including but not limited to any posts or comments on blogs or other website) you have authored, individually or with others. Please list all aliases or “handles” you have used to communicate on the Internet.

I’ve had plenty of embarrassing diary entries, but perhaps not what they are asking about. But that last one would probably get me. Thanks OTR for squashing my Obama dreams.