Obama: Patti's got a crush on Obama?
Posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 9:11 AM by Mark Murray
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The Boston Globe’s Canellos: “Obama may still be proposing policies that strike conservatives as weak and foolish. But after his aggressive response to President Bush's apparent criticisms of his foreign policies last week, it's clear that he's doing so in a forceful and politically savvy way.”
More: “Obama is trying to argue for a kind of muscular liberalism - that by being more open to the world, and more credible as a negotiating partner, the United States can achieve greater safety and security. It's an inherently tough argument to sell. Voters draw comfort from the idea that military strength can guarantee safety; they can't be too eager to have Obama disabuse them of the notion. But in arguing his case for quiet diplomacy, Obama seems to be having his best success when he makes it loudly and strongly.”
Patti Solis Doyle “has had ‘informal’ talks with Sen. Barack Obama's chief strategist, David Axelrod, about joining the campaign for the general election. ‘Patti is someone who I've known for 20 years,’ Axelrod told The Post, noting their connections go back to the Chicago political scene in which they began. He said he thinks ‘highly of her, she's from here, we know her well. She's got a lot of great attributes. She's a great friend of mine and I've talked to her throughout the campaign,’ he added. ‘All she's said is, 'If he's the nominee I'd be happy to [help]' ... it's not like there's been offers proffered or positions created. It's not even close.’ Axelrod told The Post the ‘whole thing is overblown.’
“Contacted by The Post, Solis Doyle, who started out as Clinton's scheduler two decades ago, said she's firmly supporting her. ‘I'm with Hillary and have been for 17 years,’ she said. She added that she ‘would do whatever I can to get whoever the nominee is elected...I believe Hillary Clinton has said that herself.’”
“Democrat Barack Obama was stumped this weekend when a woman asked him about cleanup at the nation's most contaminated nuclear area: the Hanford site in Washington state where scientists helped create the atomic bomb,” the AP writes. “Obama admitted that he didn't know much about the problem, but promised he would learn about it… A spokesman for the Republican National Committee called Obama's answer proof that the Illinois senator has little understanding of issues that are important to families in Oregon and Washington. During a visit to Washington state last week, Republican John McCain said he would speed cleanup efforts at Hanford and push for technological advances in disposing of nuclear waste.”
Despite Obama's answer to the voter, a campaign spokesman said Monday that Obama is committed to cleaning up Hanford and other contaminated nuclear sites.
