Patti Solis Doyle Hired by Barack Obama

She was Hillary Clinton's campaign manager until she was let go after February. In hindsight, Mark Penn should have been fired well before her.

In any case, she has now been hired by Barack Obama as the chief of staff for whoever his VP choice will be.

According to the cognoscenti in Washington, or at least one Hillary supporter, this is the, "biggest 'f$#@ you' I have ever seen in politics," because she was rather unceremoniously dropped by Clinton, and they allegedly have not talked since then.

I really don't know what is going on, though the Clinton Campaign has said the right thing:

Patti will be an asset and good addition to the Obama campaign. After nearly two decades in political life, she brings with her the ability to tap an extensive network that will be a huge asset to Senator Obama. As Senator Clinton has said, we’re all going to do our part to help elect Senator Obama as the next President of the United States.

I'm not sure what is going on, but I don't see this as being a f$#@ you, it simply makes no sense to do so for that reason, particularly after Hillary's speech endorsing Obama.

I don't know what is going on, but either the hiring, or the reaction to the hiring, or (more likely) the press reaction to the hiring appears to be something out of high school.