Kevin Drum, who writes at the Washington Monthly's blog, Political Animal, is concerned that some Clinton supporters are furious that Patti Solis Doyle, Hillary Clinton's first campaign manager, was selected by Obama to serve on his staff.
A story in the Washington Post quotes Clinton "confidante" Susie Tompkins Buell as saying the appointment was "a slap in the face", because Hillary and her team are all very, very mad at Patti Solis Doyle. In fact, they're not talking to her! The reason seems to be that Hillary's loss was Patti Solis Doyle's fault. Everybody else on her team performed wonderfully, I guess.
I don't think we need to get excited about this one, though. Susie Tompkins Buell is a very angry person, and EVERYTHING to her is a slap at Hillary. On June 11 the Times ran a story that quoted her, too:
“I won’t forget these people,” said Susie Tompkins Buell, a co-founder of the Esprit clothing company and a longtime friend of the Clintons who describes herself as “a soul sister” to Mrs. Clinton.
When asked to name “these people,” Ms. Buell specifies “all the women who sold out Hillary.” She declined to volunteer names on her list but answered “all of the above” when read a roster of prominent women supporting Mr. Obama that includes Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas.
In fact, Susie Tompkins Buell is the go-to person if you want to write a column about angry Clinton supporters. I just googled "Susie Tompkins Buell" and "angry" and got 1,420 hits!
And I thought I was mad at George W. Bush!
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