Pres. Clinton to Richardson: " What, isn’t two cabinet posts enough?”

[powergirl]

The Clinton campaign has been hounding Richardson for an endorsement. Now they say it is not significant. Look how another Clinton strategist tries to smooth over Penn's comments by complimenting Richardson.

“Look, I think that everyone has their endorsers,” said senior Clinton strategist Mark Penn, adding — with a little huff — “I think New Mexico is a state that, actually, we won.”

“The time that he could have been effective has long since passed,” he continued. “I don’t think it is a significant endorsement in this environment.”

"Perhaps sensing that it may not be effective to dismiss out of hand a popular Hispanic governor’s political clout, campaign spokesman Phil Singer chimed in. “We respect Gov. Richardson,” he clarified. “But at the end of the day this campaign is about Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama.”

"Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe told reporters today that Richardson made up his mind “just very recently” and — unsurprisingly — saw significance in it. “We obviously think it’s very meaningful,” Plouffe said, referencing the behind the scenes jockeying the Clinton and Obama campaigns had conducted since Richardson withdrew from the presidential race in early January. “That process has been going for some time now,” Plouffe noted.

"The New York Times offered a humorous account in late February about the different lengths the two campaigns had gone to, which included a personal visit from Richardson’s old boss Bill Clinton to watch the Superbowl. The former president had been particularly active in courting his endorsement. The AP reported that President Clinton at one point angrily asked Richardson, “What, isn’t two cabinet posts enough?” Richardson was energy secretary under Clinton and U.S. ambassador the to U.N."

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/03/21/clinton-aide-says-richardsons-endorsement-is-insignificant/?mod=WSJBlog?mod=googlenews_wsj



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[leftofcool]

1. So it boils down to.........

who did the best wining and dining?

[shraby]

6. Shouldn't that be whining and dining?

[dkf]

2. Are these posts considered perks?

I thought we try to put the best people we can in them...

Outside George W. Bush land that is.

[jakem]

3. such fucking entitlement! 'two posts enough'

he worked for them, they dont get to keep him. get over it.

[merh]

8. maybe he endorsed the other guy

because he worked for them and knows them ....

[powergirl]

10. Entitlement is the word

Sen. Clinton was supposed to have this "all wrapped up" on Feb. 5. I think she felt entitled to be the Democratic nominee. That is how this campaign thinks and when others don't see it that way, the knives are out.

[ericgtr]

4. What was the last snotty thing that Obama's campaign said to a Hillary endorser?

None that I am aware of. They are self serving pricks in her campaign.

[FrenchieCat]

5. New Mexico was practically a tie.......if Bill Didn't notice!

I don't think the difference of a thousand votes or so was overwhelming by any stretch of the imagination....and I think if there was a redo there now, Obama would be the winner.

[Straight Shooter]

7. Richardson.

I can see him dancing now, "I'm in with the in crowd, I go where the in crowd goes." :)

[Yael]

9. I think I will sit back and enjoy the schadenfreude today

:popcorn: