Patti Solis Doyle is the daughter of Santiago and Alejandrina Solis, of Chicago. Santiago Solis, of Monterrey, entered the United States illegally in the late 40s, returned to Mexico, returned legally with his family, and later became a citizen.

Upon entering Chicago politics, Patti Solis went to work on the mayoral campaign of Richard M. Daley and later moved on to Arkansas with Bill Clinton’s campaign manager, David Wilhelm. She was assigned to Hillary Clinton as the First Lady’s scheduler, and when the Clintons moved from Little Rock to the White House in 1993, Patti Solis went with them, continuing to serve as the First Lady’s scheduler.

Then, after Mrs. Clinton won two successive terms in the United States Senate and later announced her intention to seek the presidency, she chose her close friend and confidante, Mrs. Solis Doyle, as her national campaign manager.

Solis Doyle has always been a tireless worker, regularly working eighteen and twenty hour days keeping the First Lady’s schedule up to date. Once, when asked why she would maintain such a grueling schedule, Solis Doyle replied, "She’s my friend. You think I would do this for anybody else?" But, that friendship and devotion have now been rewarded in the same manner that so many other Clinton loyalists have been rewarded… with a pink slip.

The Clinton campaign announced on Monday, February 11, that Mrs. Solis Doyle had been named a senior advisor and that the First Lady’s former Chief of Staff, Maggie Williams, a black woman (surprise, surprise) would assume overall management of the campaign.

However, the name Maggie Williams also brings to mind the name of convicted Chinese businessman, Johnny Chung. Williams and Chung will be forever linked in American political history because of their willingness to ignore the provisions of the Hatch Act governing political activities of federal employees.

Under the law, federal employees are prohibited from engaging in partisan political activities while on duty or on federal property, a provision known as the "bright-line rule." And, they may not "knowingly solicit, accept, or receive a political contribution from any person...." 5 USC § 7323(a)(2).

The underlying regulations define political contribution as "any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value, made for any political purpose." 5 CFR § 734.101. Political purpose means "an objective of promoting or opposing a political party, candidate for partisan political office, or partisan political group." The penalty for violation of the Hatch Act is removal from office, or suspension without pay for a period of not less than 30 days. In some instances, criminal penalties may also be applied.

As Chung's lawyer, Brian Sun, told TIME Magazine, Chung approached Williams’ aide Evan Ryan in early March 1995, "hoping to arrange a cozy lunch in the White House mess for some Chinese businessmen and a later meeting with the First Lady." According to Sun, "the subject turned to Democratic Party needs. Ryan remarked that the president’s party had to cover the costs of political events held by the First Lady at the White House…"

Chung, who visited the White House some 50 times between February 1994 and February 1996, mostly visiting the First Lady’s east wing offices, returned the next day and handed Williams an ‘unsolicited’ $50,000 check made out to the Democratic National Committee. According to Sun, "Chung did so with the understanding that it would help him gain access for his guests…" who dined in the White House mess the next day and had their pictures taken with the First Lady.

Chung was once quoted as saying that the Clinton White House was "like a subway: You have to put in coins to open the gates."'

However, as CNN reported on March 17, 1995, the president, himself, explained that there is sometimes "a difference between what is legal and what ought to be done…" The transfer of the $50,000 from Chung to Williams was just "a rather unusual circumstance… She didn't actually ‘ask’ Chung for the money… She wasn't ‘receiving’ contributions on federal property; she was just passing them along (emphasis added). And she certainly didn't ‘solicit’ them."

So, has Maggie Williams paid a price for her Hatch Act violations? Has she been debarred from federal employment? No, Ms. Williams has paid no price. Instead, she is today moving into the corner office at the Hillary for President Committee in suburban Virginia where it will be her job to plow Barack Obama under once and for all… a job that could not be done by a white person because of the obvious racial implications, and a job that could not be done by a Hispanic, such as Mrs. Solis Doyle, because of the danger of alienating Hispanic voters. It is a job that can only be done by another African American… brought in to do the Clinton’s dirty work.

The Clinton sleaze machine rolls on with Maggie Williams at the controls. And if Obama has any sense at all he won’t get caught napping in its path.