Honesty in Government (well sometimes even accidental) Re: September 13,

[David Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>]

DAVE:


ANONymous source if you post this.


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>    "I don't know why anybody would raise a complaint," Irving is
>quoted as saying. "Where would they like me to find people for these jobs
>who are talented and bright? I cast a broad net. All I can do is hire the
>best candidates the White House gives me."


If this is a true quote, then it is very revealing of process.  All he
can do is "hire the best candidates the White House gives me".


Interpretation: the White House either screens all candidates and
gives Irving a list to work from, or anybody he is considering is
first vetted through the White House.


It's Washington as normal and the process is not a state secret, but
neither is it usually mentioned so casually in public statements.  The
man was a bit careless in his phrasing of the sentence.  He would have
been wise to have stopped the final sentence shorter by the last five
words.