Really? Really? I knew the Obama Administration was incompetent, but this is getting ridiculous. Is the administration totally incapable of vetting?

Commerce Secretary nominee Gary Locke, whose job would include approving sensitive exports to China, has performed legal work for companies doing business with Beijing and was forced to refund several political donations that he received in the 1990s from key figures in a Chinese influence-buying investigation.

The former Washington state governor is expected to face questions about both issues during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Senate aides and an Obama administration official familiar with the vetting told The Washington Times.

It would certainly seem that there’s a conflict of interest here. We’ll probably hear more about this tomorrow.