{"id":10282,"date":"2008-11-13T11:45:43","date_gmt":"2008-11-13T16:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/?p=10282"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:16","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:16","slug":"apply-for-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/11\/13\/apply-for-this\/","title":{"rendered":"apply for this!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>?<\/em><\/strong> . . . F<\/em><\/strong>inally, my having CFS<\/a> seems like an advantage: It’s kept me from even thinking about<\/em> seeking a job with the Obama Administration (like those surely opening<\/a> at the Justice Department) — and, therefore, kept me from having to answer the questionnaire they’ve cooked up for high-level job applicants. The New York Times<\/em> says<\/a> today that those seeking cabinet and other high-ranking posts face what appears to be “the most extensive \u2014 some say invasive \u2014 application ever.”<\/p>\n

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In “For a Washington Job, Be Prepared to Tell All<\/a>” (NYT<\/em>, Nov. 13, 2008) we’re told:<\/p>\n

“The questionnaire includes 63 requests for personal and professional records, some covering applicants\u2019 spouses and grown children as well, that are forcing job-seekers to rummage from basements to attics, in shoe boxes, diaries and computer archives to document both their achievements and missteps.<\/p>\n

” . . . They must include any e-mail that might embarrass the president-elect, along with any blog posts and links to their Facebook pages.”<\/p>\n

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Gee, have I ever<\/em> said any<\/em>thing at my weblog or in an email that might embarrass myself or the President-elect?\u00a0 Where would I start?\u00a0 At least I never used any “aliases or \u2018handles\u2019 . . . to communicate on the Internet” (other than my f\/k\/a<\/em> alter egos like Prof. Yabut and ethicalEsq<\/em>) and never leave anonymous comments — or, would anonymity have come in handy about now?<\/p>\n

How would Pres-e Obama feel about: My reaction to his staff’s politically-correct response<\/a> to the New Yorker Cover<\/em>; or my general aversion to the over-played sexism card<\/a>, and to the Left’s neo-puritanism<\/a>?\u00a0 (Was I too tough<\/a> a few years ago on Lani Guinier? Last year on Hillary Clinton<\/a>?)\u00a0 Can Barack take a little constructive criticism from a supporter<\/a> who hopes he lives up to his own highest ideals? (E.g.<\/em>, my complaints over his dodge on speed limits<\/a> and his on-going failure to mention the poor<\/a>)\u00a0 I think he can, but I’m not as confident about his transition team.<\/p>\n

There are so many other questions, my remaining brain synapses are going on overload.\u00a0 I mean:<\/p>\n