I don't understand why he wasn't fired outright. If Clinton wanted to make a strong statement that his lobbying on behalf of the Columbian trade agreement while working on her campaign was unacceptable, she should have fired him outright, instead of just demoting him. She criticized Obama for not firing an unpaid advisor who may have said something objectionable in a routine meeting with the Canadians, but keeps Mark Penn on despite a clear conflict of interest.