...but, he was the right man for the job.
Mark Penn has been pushed out as chief strategist of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign after his work on a Colombian free-trade agreement that Clinton opposes, sources tell ABC News.
Sources said that the Clintons were angry to learn about Penn's work, especially because they had been told that Penn had recused himself from controversial clients and would restrict his private work.
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The work a Burson Marsteller subsidiary did for controversial war contractor Blackwater, and Penn's work for the union-busting corporation Cintas were other instances in which the Clinton campaign didn't appreciate having its name associated with Penn clients.
But it was a bridge too far for Penn when Sen. Hillary Clinton heard the news that Penn had met with the Colombians on the trade deal.
Columbians are a bridge too far... mixing messages with mercenary contractors and union buster are "not appreciated" or easier to overlook and not nearly as big of a concern for Hillary as she promotes "change"?
Palpable hypocrisy.
Posted by kerry at April 7, 2008 08:32 AM