Quote of the Day – David Axelrod Edition

“The government is so vast”

This is more like the quote of the year.

Duh.  That is the problem you asshat.

“Doing Fine” Comments Still Hurting the Obama Camp – Alexrod Not Helping the Cause

Quote(s) of the Day – Obama Campaign Edition

“I could not disagree with Hilary Rosen any more strongly, her comments were wrong and family should be off-limits. She should apologize.”

Jim Messina, Obama Campaign Manager

“Also disappointed in Hilary Rosen’s comments about Ann Romney. They were inappropriate and offensive.”

David Axelrod, Obama campaign advisor

“families must be off-limits on campaigns, and I personally believe stay-at-home moms work harder than most of us do.”

Stephanie Cutter, Obama Deputy Campaign Manager

The Obama campaign in overdrive walking back statements that Ann Romney, stay at home mother of five, never worked a day in her life.

Axelrod’s Turn to Get Flak

But he still loves Barack. Attention is turning from chief of staff Rahmbo to prime spinner (sorry Gibbsy) David Axelrod. Flak from the left– NY Times:

“Typical Washington junk we have to deal with,” Mr. Axelrod said in an interview. The president is deft at blocking out such noise, he added, suddenly brightening. “I love the guy,” he said, and in the space of five minutes, repeated the sentiment twice.

Flak from slightly to the right–even his buddy Bill Daley, the Chicago mayor’s powerful brother, has gone public with “joking” criticism:

Recent news reports have cast the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, as the administration’s chief pragmatist, and Mr. Axelrod, by implication, as something of a swooning loyalist. A “Moonie,” dismissed Mr. Axelrod’s close friend, former Commerce Secretary William Daley. Or as the White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, joked, “the guy who walks in front of the president with rose petals.”

Is Axelrod cracking up? He’s starting to throw expletives around like Rahm. How can we forget his former protege and Obama forerunner Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is floundering too. Gee, what else just happened there.

Axelrod wonders why haven’t they “broken through” with their message. One more example of Obama Communications Failure to Communicate.

As for the NY Times’ acuity, they asked Anita Dunn to assess the performance of the administration’s communications strategy:

“In a campaign, you’re not held to the same standard of actually doing what you say you’re going to do,” said Anita Dunn, a former White House communications director and Obama campaign adviser.

Perhaps Mr. Axelrod will head back to Chicago soon to start the new campaign. In earnest I’m sure.

HT Memeorandum

P.S. According to the Sun Times’ Lynn Sweet, our president (The One) is channeling the Three Musketeers. All for one and one for all. Sure.