Club of Fools

I'm sure they will be regular guests on TV.

Two hard-charging political operatives are teaming up to create a bipartisan consulting organization to advise corporations in crisis -- as they work to burnish their own reputations as well.

Former Clinton strategist Mark Penn, chairman and CEO of public-relations firm Burson-Marsteller, is hiring former Bush adviser Karen Hughes as a vice chairman, the principals say. The political combatants, known for their partisan efforts, decided to combine forces to offer a one-stop crisis-communication and public-affairs shop to corporations caught in front-page headlines or faced with a changing Washington.

It's a comeback effort of sorts for both players. Mr. Penn, 54, who served as chief strategist and pollster for Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, has been blamed in recent months for her failed candidacy. Ms. Hughes, 51, who came to Washington with President George W. Bush as his communications director, left her State Department position several months ago after making little progress on her mission to improve the U.S. image around the world.

I'd say that last paragraph nicely sums up this operation.

Mark Penn Is Gone

Let the healing begin.

#1 Reason for Obama to Win the Primary

Mark Penn:

Hillary Clinton's chief campaign strategist met with Colombia's ambassador to the U.S. on Monday to discuss a bilateral free-trade agreement, a pact the presidential candidate opposes.

Attendance by the adviser, Mark Penn, was confirmed by two Colombian officials. He wasn't there in his campaign role, but in his separate job as chief executive of Burson-Marsteller Worldwide, an international communications and lobbying firm. The firm has a contract with the South American nation to promote congressional approval of the trade deal, among other things, according to filings with the Justice Department.

Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates, Mr. Penn's campaign-consulting firm, received more than $10 million in payments from the Clinton campaign as of the end of February, according to federal election filings.

The fact that a Democratic candidate would hire a sleazebag like Penn - and has used him since 1996 - speaks volumes about candidate Clinton. The sooner she loses the sooner this loser will never see the light of day again.

Digging in Deeper

Somebody hand this man a shovel:

Two days later, after Obama’s eighth straight victory, Penn told reporters: “Winning Democratic primaries is not a qualification or a sign of who can win the general election. If it were, every nominee would win because every nominee wins Democratic primaries.”

One of the reasons I'm hoping Clinton loses the primary is so Mark Penn will never be listened to again. The man is a complete assclown.

Restless and Anxious Consultants

Somebody please make sure this asshat never has anything to do with the Democratic party ever again.

I mean, it's not like he's tight with Mark Penn, Hillary's chief strategist, or nothing.

Little Dougie's stupid and ugly and nobody likes him.