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• Monday, June 2, 2008 07:09 AM

  An Expensive Island Vacay

  I'm wondering how much this trip(s) to Puerto Rico cost? Part of what has eroded Clinton's support is the growing understanding of her poor primary campaign management. This wasteful, symbolic series of trips is supposed to counter that?

  Since they, the Clinton's, have been the loudest proponents of a '50-State' strategy I think it is certainly inbounds to recall the reckless, wasteful spending(4-Star Hotels in Vegas for all the staffers, stratospheric consultant fees) along the trail, especially early on when they thought they were just doing a victory lap, disguised as campaigning.

  The self-loans began early on. The political insider disdain for caucuses(as a Colorado caucus voter I am confused by my invisible status) coupled with a daily shift in 'message' on the part of her team conveyed a certain rudderless-incompetence.

  It doesn't really convey the the aura of disciplined forward-thinking, fiscal stewardship that we are asking of our next President.

  So, is the Obama campaign going to be asked, as a gesture of goodwill and unity, to help settle her debts?

  I ask once again, how much did Puerto Rico cost? What was the return on investment? Bragging rights? Is this what this final run-up to the nomination has been reduced to?

  If this stuff was on a CEO resume---do you think she would get the job?

  Oh wait....I forgot...this is America...lousy bosses often get rewarded. Perhaps if things don't pan out---she can run Countrywide.

  —rosieinexile Read rosieinexile's other letters
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