From: Geoffrey Garin [mailto:ggarin@semtmmmmnanie.com] Sent: Sat 4/12/2008 11:42 AM To: Doug Hattaway Cc: Sarah Hurwitz; Howard Wolfson; Neera Tanden; Phil Singer; Nathan Barr; Mark Penn; Mandy Grunwal Molstre; Cheryl Mills Subject: Process I don't mean to be an asshole, but... Senator Clinton has given Howard Wolfson both the responsibility and the authority to make final decisions about how this campaign delivers its messages. In my observations of Howard, she made an extremely wise choice. And there is a basic fact of campaign management that, at the end of the day, someone has to be the decision maker -- input is important and valued, but decision making can't be a free for all if this campaign is to function efficiently and coherently. ‘Changes to important statements and other critical campaign communications simply have to go through Howard. If, ina pinch, you can't get to him, let me know and I will do what I'can. My responsibility is make sure we are pursuing the right objectives at the right time, and I am more than happy to your input on that. But Howard is the person who is ultimately responsible for making sure that we deliver our messages the right way, and I hope everyone will support and respect him in that role. No end runs, and certainly no debating the point beyond when Howard determines it is no longer practical to do so.