Obama campaign hits a snag with VP vetting committee member.

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Obama's Jim Johnson steps down from VP vetting committee under fire and Sub-prime lending ties.

by Domenico Montanaro of MSNBC

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro

Jim Johnson, who had been leading Obama's VP search committee, has stepped down from the campaign. Mr Johnson has strong ties to the Sub-Prime lending industry and has come under recent fire from all sides.

"Jim did not want to distract in any way from the very important task of gathering information about my vice presidential nominee, so he has made a decision to step aside that I accept," Obama said in a statement. "We have a very good selection process underway, and I am confident that it will produce a number of highly qualified candidates for me to choose from in the weeks ahead. I remain grateful to Jim for his service and his efforts in this process."

Well well well, I thought this guy was supposed to be a new kind of politician with no dirt on him, he really does a great job selecting advisors, friends and pastors!