The blog trail ...

Whenever a person is considered by either by the Democrats or Republicans as a candidate for office of any sort, they are subject to all sorts of scrutiny - Their entire personal history is analyzed - Convictions/misdemeanours, drug use (Clinton/Bush), opinion of friends (John Kerry - Swift Boat veterans), etc ... And of course nothing is more scrutinized than the judicial history and expressed opinions of Supreme Court nominees.

Today, it is still difficult to collect information about opinions, writings and activities from thirty years ago. However, when it comes to our generation's time to inhabit the halls of power, the quantity of information that is readily accessible is going to be much higher - Personal blogs, message boards, online comments and articles.

More opportunity for the detractors of the future to bring up the issue of "flip-flopping" - Which in most cases might be the gradual maturing of people's opinions and the consequent change in stands taken on issues, as expressed in online commentage. Comments made online today, could easily be taken out of context and twisted beyond recognition to prove a point.

And it might not just be an issue for political aspirants -It maybe a problem for every job-seeker in the world !