Subject: Re: Jeanne Lambrew
From: "Christopher Edley" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:53:00 -0700

Thanks amigo --  very well framed. I am inclined to let it go, as io
was at the start. But let me think. The sub stantive issue is that the
consultations to date have apparently been "Wkat do you want to do?".
As opposed to, "Obama would prefer X if feasible; what do you think?".
These are very different questions.  I am still worried that what
Jeanne and Tokm are doing is too Hill-centric. Although obviously the
legislation must be written up there.

On 10/28/08, [email-masked] <[email-masked]> wrote:
> Chris,
> Didn't copy others on this. I agree this structure isn't really viable going
> forward. I thought it would work better than it has, but such is life. (By
> the way, I didn't tell her to memo around you, but it brings the matter to a
> head which probably best.)
> One solution is give Tom the ball and let him run with Jeanne and Childress
> as his back up. You have comment rights but no responsibility. You continue
> to concentrate on ed and immigration. Second option is give you the ball and
> take Tom and Jeanne out of it.  Have to find approprite staff. Third option?
>  Do you want to push for option 2? If yes, we'll need to go to Barack for a
> decision.
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: Chris Edley
> To: John Podesta
> To: Cassandra Butts
> To: Chris Lu
> Sent: Oct 28, 2008 5:08 PM
> Subject: Jeanne Lambrew
>
> 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.
> --
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> Christopher Edley, Jr.
> Professor and Dean
> UC Berkeley Law School
>
>
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