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I'd rank Parsky high up there, but Simon is still responsible for his own campaign.

Parsky controlled the money. He refused to fund GOTV. He forced Sal Russo into forging Simon's signature on the Log Cabin letter. He specified Wilson/Jones as a campaign consultant, along with Ed Rollins of bogus photo fame.

I have little respect for chief executives (and chief executive wannabes) who don't accept responsibility for their enterprise's foundering on the shoals of ineptitude.

I've never heard Simon complain.

As an outsider who'd stunned the establishment with an absolute steamroller of electoral support, he needed to quickly move to consolidate his grip on the Party he'd crashed. Instead he went to roast on a beach somewhere. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

Totally agreed. He had enough of his own cash to keep that steamroller going.

So, I hear what you're saying, but Simon let it happen.

Yup. The mistakes of a neophyte, and too nice a guy.