16 blog reactions to www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/07/uselections2008.hillaryclinton

Often, Obama rails against the influence of lobbyists in Washington. Well, lo and behold, his opponent’s chief strategist, as it turns out, is also the chief executive of the Burson-Marstellar lobbying firm. In this capacity, he met with the Colombia ambassador to the U.S. on Monday. The Colombian government has been using the services of his firm for several months in efforts to get a trade deal pushed through Congress. The problem? Hillary Clinton is opposed to this trade deal.

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This is the kind of debate we need, not focus-group-driven slogans designed to grab headlines. ———– *** Michael Tomasky, writing today in the Guardian, says that if and when Hillary finally loses, it will be because of her “refusal to renounce her support of the war,” for which he lays blame at the feet of Mark Penn. Whatever. The only people who give a shit about which side you were on in the run-up to Iraq are partisan Democrats vying for jobs in Washington and/or the media elite, and of course the

IT'S THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, STUPID Writing for The Guardian, Michael Tomasky says he sees the end of an era. I hope so, though I'm not sure: ...there are two people who appear ready to stand by [Mark] Penn, hell or high water, and they are the two who matter: Bill and Hillary Clinton. Penn joined Bill Clinton in the mid-90s, after

With friends like these April 7, 2008 12:00 AM Mark Penn's campaign has been disastrous for Hillary. But his ousting has come a year too late Comments (35) ·

Penn has been behind one blunder or embarrassment after another in the Clinton campaign, and there have been no end of calls from Clinton supporters to get rid of Penn. Yet the Clintons won’t let him go. Why is that? Michael Tomasky has some answers: [T]here are two people who appear ready to stand by Penn, hell or high water, and they are the two who matter: Bill and Hillary Clinton. Penn joined Bill Clinton in the mid-90s, after the early woes (gays in the military, healthcare), and he kept the

With friends like these Michael Tomasky: Mark Penn's campaign has been disastrous for Hillary. But his ousting has come a year too late Comments (18) ·

Burson-Marsteller [Penn's PR firm] operated an aggressive union-busting programme raised questions over Penn’s role in the Clinton campaign, even though he claimed not to be personally involved in the activities highlighted. Michael Tomasky feels it is far too late, anyhow, the Clinton’s have stood with Penn for too long now: But it [the demise of Penn brand of conservatism] wasn’t apparent to Penn. And by extension we can conclude it wasn’t apparent to the Clintons either (revealing, considering Bill

Burson-Marsteller [Penn's PR firm] operated an aggressive union-busting programme raised questions over Penn’s role in the Clinton campaign, even though he claimed not to be personally involved in the activities highlighted. Michael Tomasky feels it is far too late, anyhow, the Clinton’s have stood with Penn for too long now: But it [the demise of Penn brand of conservatism] wasn’t apparent to Penn. And by extension we can conclude it wasn’t apparent to the Clintons either (revealing, considering Bill