TPM election central has the details:
In what could become Hillary Clinton’s own version of the NAFTA-Gate controversy that caused Barack Obama so much trouble a month ago, top Clinton strategist Mark Penn reportedly met on Monday with the Colombian ambassador to discuss a bilateral free-trade deal — something his candidate has publicly opposed.
In a case study on the dangers of wearing too many hats, Penn’s attendance was in his capacity as the head of his lobbying firm Burson-Marsteller Worldwide. Expect the Obama camp to hit Clinton for this on at least two angles: Hypocrisy on trade, and having as her top strategist a lobbyist for a foreign government
The real question is how little does Mark Penn care about Hillary Clinton. He could have waited few months to start working for the Columbians, instead he creates another embarrassing and perhaps election ending incident. Part of this is probably that Mark Penn, like almost everyone else, realizes that Hillary Clintons campaign is about over, and he is looking to move on to his next venture. But to do somoething like this seems to show almost complete contempt for the women.
Why Hillary Clinon keeps people like Mark Penn around is one of the mysteries of her campaign. Blind loyalty is not always a good thing, especially when it is not recipricated, in Hillary Clinton’s case this seems to be a pattern throughout her life.
That fat slob…