Axelrod: It's "Kind Of Stunning" That Penn No Longer Is Hillary's Guru
Obama chief strategist David Axelrod indulges in a bit of schadenfreude over Penn's departure from the Hillary campaign, hitting Penn and Hillary over the revelations about Penn's work for the Colombian government and noting that Penn has "called the shots for all nine years of her political career..."
This has already been pointed out ad nauseum, but Penn reinforced some of the worst perceptions of Hillary -- her alleged centrism and national security hawkishness, among other things. And Axelrod appeared to be relishing the opportunity to remind folks of Penn's closeness to her over the years.
Late Update: Just to be clear, it's tough to blame Axelrod for enjoying himself a bit here, given the line of attack Penn orchestrated against his candidate.
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