Taylor Marsh – TaylorMarsh.com – News, Opinion and Weblog on Progressive Politics

BY TAYLOR MARSH

…or has her day, you pick. It’s all the same in the end.

Now I can say it. Ms. Doyle was in over her head from the start. Chief of staff
is much more to her skill sets. Not that that job is easy, but running a campaign
takes something Solis proved she didn’t have and couldn’t do.

Obama’s already taking incoming on this one.

… Other Clinton insiders also seethed. “Who can blame Obama for rewarding Patti? He would never be the nominee without her,” one person who has worked for both Clintons and remains close to them said. The sentiment reflected what another person in the immediate Clinton orbit described as “shock” that Obama would send such a strong signal that he is not considering Clinton as his runningmate so soon. Although she devoted her adult life to working for Clinton, Solis Doyle left the Clinton world surrounded by a cloud of acrimony, blamed by some close Clinton loyalists — and reportedly Clinton herself — for failing to keep the campaign in order heading into Iowa. After being yanked from her role, Solis Doyle had said she would travel with the campaign and remain on as an adviser, but Clinton effectively cut her off and she was not seen on the road again…. Clinton Insiders Take Umbrage at Solis Doyle Move

It’s also important to remember that Solis Doyle has known David Axelrod, Obama’s
chief strategist, for two decades.

CQ
Politics confirms, complete with f-bombs, that Doyle stayed on at $12,000/month and she and Clinton supposedly
didn’t speak again after she was ousted. Doyle sat atop a disastrous strategy that left Clinton in
debt in early ‘08, loaning herself money, and unprepared for the February caucuses. Mark Penn thinking the primaries were winner-take-all didn’t help. Could it have gotten any worse? Clinton lost, so the answer to that is no.

Let the tea leaf reading and recriminations begin.

UPDATE: To add, if you ever wondered what kind of veep Obama will have the hiring of Solis Doyle seems to send a strong message. Her loyalty and friendship is to Axelrod. So whomever Obama picks he will have an ear into the veep’s office, because Solis Doyle will really be reporting to Axelrod. Translation: no Dick Cheney on Obama’s watch. Food for thought.