Given that, what does this say about the advisor, that he cannot even control his own business partner in what is clearly a very sensitive area for their firm? What's wrong with a memo to the entire staff of the firm saying "there will be absolutely NO activity related to the Republican Presidential nomination or candidates without it going through Toompkins first?
I also find it hard to believe that Tompkins' partner just did this thing all on his own, without the outright direction, or at least tacit approval, of Tompkins.
If I was in Romney's place, I'd ask Tompkins to resign, as a way of getting this thing behind the campaign, and as a warning to all other advisors/ad firms that they had better not engage in this kind of activity. But that is me.
the point is Mr. Donehue was not asked to do this site for any campaign. and going after the consultants and mailing companies isn’t right. they didn’t ask him to make it. putting them out of business won’t stop individuals from making these sites.
the drive by media has pretty much lost the sequence of events to sell this story and chew our guys up. reporters inquire. the romney camp contacts the site—requesting the site disclose they are not associate with the romney campaign. the site goes down. this next part isn’t report except in the first washington post report.
the post notices that the page was linked to powerlines or something. and now it is a sensational scandal of dirty tricks and a cover up? no, this individual was not asked to make the site! and the Romney campaign reported what they found out and what actions they took. and it makes no sense for a professional campaign to make some amateur website—it wasn’t very good.
Washington Post got a hat-trick. the todd harris response was a real turnoff. lets unite the party and then he slams Romney with DNC talking points? these twenty something politicos are going to get us hammered this election with these antics.