I think the Penn deal is a simple conflict of interests between two employers (Clinton on the one hand and Burson-Marstellar on the other) and a shared employee (Penn).

There really isn't anything immoral, unethical, or dirty involved.

One boss supports one policy, the other boss represents an opposing policy, and Penn found himself in the middle and in a postion where by serving two masters he was making one of them (Clinton) look a little hypocritical at a point in time where the cost of hipocracy was greater than whatever value Penn brought to her campaign.

When you compare that to Obama's 20 year long stint worshiping at the knee of a blatant and militant racist I think the comparison becomes fairly elementary for any thinking man.

Wright will eventually prove to be an albatross. If he doesn't bring the whole campaign down he's definately going to come back and hurt it, at least to a small degree, once the Republican spin machine starts in with a concerted effort against Obama rather than the cat-and-mouse toying they're currently up to as they attempt to keep the blood flowing in what ammounts to a knife fight between Barack and Hillary.

Mark Penn will be yesterday's news by tomorrow at the latest.

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