In which fruitylips raises an interesting question

[unixronin]

In response to this post, fruitylips asked who the head of the Obama vetting team is, mentioning a half-recollection that said individual had himself had some kind of ethics problem.  I eventually, via a circuitous and indirect route, stumbled across a clue that led me to track down this Huffington Post article, which declares that the current wearer of that hat, as of mid-January, is White House Counsel Gregory B. Craig.

The curious thing is that I have so far drawn a total blank trying to find out whom he replaced in that role.  It's as though the prior wearer of the hat stumbled into a black hole one day.  I find this interestingly inconsistent with all the Obama administration's talk about transparency and openness.

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[rbos.livejournal.com]

I think Colbert interviewed him a couple months ago.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Which "him"? Craig, or his predecessor as Head Vettor?

[rbos.livejournal.com]

http://peterrost.blogspot.com/2008/12/colbert-vets-obama-vetter-cliff-sloan.html

[rbos.livejournal.com]

In Colbert's interview, he says that he was going to step down once the transition was done.