Here’s a tip for new President Barack Obama.

You might want to rethink the vetting process on these Cabinet nominees. It’s not going too well.

Or maybe you should just list the ones who actually have paid their taxes.

That might take less time.

Former Sen. Tom Daschle is out as the boss of the Department of Health and Human Services. He had tax problems.

A few hours before Daschle hit the bailout button, Nancy Killefer beat him to the punch. She was going to head the new position of chief performance officer. Unfortunately her own performance in terms of her taxes needed a little work.

But the last time we looked Timothy Geithner was still working as the Treasury boss. This despite the fact that he failed to pay some of his taxes. If it strikes you as odd that the man in charge of the nation’s coffers had not paid all of his taxes, well, you’re not alone.

Obama yesterday admitted he had made some mistakes when it comes to some of his Cabinet picks.

“Did I screw up in this situation? Absolutely,” Obama told Brian Williams of NBC News. “I’m willing to take my lumps.”

Obama had indicated he wanted a seamless start to his administration, so they could hit the ground running in attacking the nation’s economic morass.

Instead, the new president is spending time talking about the economic problems of his own Cabinet choices.

Seamless? Not exactly.