Sounds Like A Man On The Payroll?
He's not.. Yet.
BTW: check out the masterful use of regional dialect:
Dem strategist Chris Lehane, "who has not endorsed a candidate," on Obama's response: "It fundamentally undermined their long-term message" (Nagourney, New York Times, 2/23).
More Lehane: "If you're running as a transformative candidate, you have to be careful not to degrade the brand you're offering. Taking a whack at Bill Clinton with Democratic primary voters is like taking a whack at Derek Jeter when you're trying to appeal to Yankee fans" (DeFrank, New York Daily News, 2/23). Still more Lehane: B. Clinton "is as popular with Democratic primary voters as Cal Ripken is with Baltimore Orioles fans" (West, Baltimore Sun, 2/23).
And finally, from Lehane, "the White House spokesman for Bill Clinton": "I think history is pretty clear that those folks who are loyal to the Clintons find the loyalty is really reciprocated -- and that is one of the reasons why so many people have stuck wtih them for so long" (Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle, 2/23).