Monday, April 7, 2008

That's a helluva strategy from a chief strategist!

AKA: "The Continuing Saga of Pigs at the Trough".

From the L.A. Times:

     WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton shook up her campaign for the second time in as many months Sunday, demoting her chief strategist and renewing questions about the stability of her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
     Mark Penn, a divisive figure who has worked with Clinton and former President Clinton for more than a decade, is considered one of the architects of her campaign.
     He has been under increasing scrutiny since Sen. Clinton lost her once-commanding lead and found herself scrambling to stop Sen. Barack Obama's coronation as the party's nominee.
     Last week, Penn acknowledged that while advising the campaign, he was working on behalf of a proposed trade pact with Colombia that labor unions fiercely oppose. Clinton, who has been courting union members, especially ahead of the April 22 Pennsylvania primary, has said she will vote against the treaty in the Senate.
     Clinton campaign manager Maggie Williams said in a statement Sunday that Penn had asked "to give up his role as chief strategist," but would "continue to provide polling and advice to the campaign."
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dam unions, that's why cocaine is so expensive. If we can get free trade with Columbia, the $50.00 eight ball will be right around the corner.