Clinton insiders question top aide's approach

Newsday ^ | Dec. 13, 2007 | BY GLENN THRUSH

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DES MOINES - On the eve of the final Iowa debate before the Jan. 3 caucuses, Clinton campaign insiders are increasingly questioning the cautious, poll-driven approach taken by Mark Penn, Hillary Rodham Clinton's top political aide, sources familiar with the situation say.

With Clinton barely holding her own against Barack Obama and John Edwards in Iowa, dissatisfaction is growing with Penn, who some say has mistakenly run Clinton as a de facto incumbent.

"There are two people who have come up with this strategy -- one Hillary Clinton and one Mark Penn," said a top Clinton ally, speaking on condition of anonymity. "Mark wanted to run her, basically, for re-election, and we are seeing what happened."

Said another Clinton camper: "The heat's on Mark. ... He's got a lot of enemies."

[AppyPappy]

Time to bring in the Forehead

[theFIRMbss]

>if there is a mass firing, people will talk, anonymously of course. But we will get some major dirt

New Questions Emerge in Intern's Death

"Hey, no, wait, I've got a real cool story to tell from my Clinton years . . . "

[Walkingfeather]

This is how Hillary handles professional conduct on her team, put out a story by “unnamed staff members” so if things dont go the way they want they can say “ this change was a long time coming”

I was watching Pirates III the other night and the evil Lord Beckett is Hillary Clinton.