Subject: Re: Jeanne Lambrew
From: Cassandra Butts <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:28:17 -0400

Point taken, John, and I agree with the sentiment that this too  
imortant an issue to have discord moving forward. But the optimist in  
me wants to believe that two people as capable as Chris and Jeanne  
can't work this out. Restarting the process with others in the lead  
policy roles seems too much of a step back.

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On Oct 28, 2008, at 7:46 PM, [email-masked] wrote:

> Cassandra,
> I know you have spent enormous time trying to lash this up which I  
> really appreciate, but not sure I agree with your conclusion.  
> Probably at the point to decide whether tom and jeanne take the lead  
> or chris does with other campaign types like david cutler. A Barack  
> call I think.
> Happy to discuss.
> John
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
> From: "Cassandra Butts" <[email-masked]>
> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:22:31 -0400
> To: John Podesta<[email-masked]>; Chris  
> Lu<[email-masked]>
> Subject: Fwd: Jeanne Lambrew
> I'm happy to share more on this if it would be beneficial. But my  
> bottom-line view is that while there is tension, which I've tried to  
> defuse, Jeanne and Chris E. are capable of working together in the  
> post-election transition and producing the policy direction that is  
> needed.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Christopher Edley <[email-masked]>
> Date: Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 5:08 PM
> Subject: Jeanne Lambrew
> To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Cassandra Butts <[email-masked] 
> >, Chris Lu <[email-masked]>
>
>
> John -- A candid memo, if I may.  As Cassandra knows, I feel a bit  
> of tension with Jeanne in the shaping of "the" decision memo and  
> workplan.  I haven't read the latest so-called "final" draft, but  
> will try to do so tonight.  The fact that she sent it directly to  
> you and Chris Lu gives me pause. (My education and immigration team  
> leaders would not do that.)  Much of this, of course, is traceable  
> to how the membership of the health team came about.  (Water under  
> the bridge.)  Part of it is also that I've tried to be exceptionally  
> light-handed given your relationships and Daschle's stature.   
> Perhaps you instructed Jeanne to proceed this way, although that  
> would be uncharacteristic of you.  I assume not.
>
> But, until you instruct otherwise, I'm going to pretend that I'm  
> still responsible for ensuring quality control, including fidelity  
> to Barack's agenda/interests.
>
> This is getting more difficult, because it doesn't at all seem that  
> the needed Hill consultations have taken place.  More after I go  
> through the memo carefully.  Ciao.
> -- 
> (personal email)
> Christopher Edley, Jr.
> Professor and Dean
> UC Berkeley Law School
>