corner.nationalreview.com - 11/5/2008
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Obama's apparent selection of Rahm Emanuel for White House chief of staff is an extremely disconcerting (if not wholly surprising) first indication on the "which Obama will we get" question. It suggests both that he wants to be ruthless and partisan and that he does not have a clear sense of how ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/5/2008
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of White House Chief of Staff November 05, 2008
8:30 AM ABC News has learned that President-elect Obama has offered the White House chief of staff job to Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill. Emanuel, a ...
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Obama Offers Rahm Emanuel Job of White House Chief of Staff
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/5/2008
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From NBC's Andrea MitchellA senior Obama advisor confirms
to NBC News that Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel has
accepted the job of Chief of Staff for the Obama White House....( read more )
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Emanuel accepts top slot in Obama WH
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Is There Nothing That Obama Can't Do?
small dead animals —
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INSTAPUTZ —
Because he's such a magnanimous wingnut, Yuval Levin is offering advice to President-Elect Obama on how to pick a chief-of-staff: The White House chief of staff is not a chief strategist or a chief advocate. He is a manager of people and of process. Above all else, he sets the tone internally, and shapes the president’s decision process and the feel of the upper tiers of the administration. Obama is especially in need of someone who will lead him to decisions, because he appears to be intensely averse to making difficult choices—which is the essence of what ...
NBC: Rahm Emanuel accepts position as Obama’s chief of staff
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... , together at last. Yuval Levin reads the writing on the wall : He is smart and tough. But he has been, in both positions [as Clinton staffer and House member], a vicious graceless partisan: narrow, hectic, unremittingly aggressive, vulgar, and impatient. Those who have worked for and with him come away impressed but not inspired, and generally not loyal. The White House chief of staff is not a chief strategist or a chief advocate. He is a manager of people and of process. Above all else, he sets the tone internally, and shapes the president’s decision process and the feel of ...
MSNBC: Rahm Emanuel Accepts Chief of Staff Offer
PoliGazette —
... Emanuel is a highly partisan and ideological Democrat, who has a long record of bullying opponents into submission, and throwing swear words around whenever agitated (which happens rather often). ...
Some initial jottings on "what next?"
Stubborn Facts —
I join Pat's last two posts in full, as I do Peter Kirsanow's post here, Scott Johnson's post here, Yuval Levin's posts here and here, and Jim Geraghty's posts here and here. I should also note Chris Beam's post here,and reitereate what we said after the last election (a memo we mentioned here): everyone in the House Republican leadership must go at the end of this Congress. A line must be drawn under the Bush-DeLay-Frist era; the voters are going to keep on punishing us until we grasp that much.
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... medicine and lowering sea levels. And whatever candidate Obama said about amnesty before the stock market meltdown, a proposal by President Obama to amnesty millions of illegals during the worst economic situation in decades would be a gift to the Republican minority in Congress. Obama s selection of Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff actually bodes well for immigration. It s not that he s a nice guy, like the Josh Lyman character on West Wing that he inspired. As Yuval Levin recently wrote at The Corner, Emanuel is a vicious graceless partisan: narrow, hectic, ...
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POLITICS: Emanuel In Or Not In As Chief of Staff
baseballcrank.com 11/11/2008 — The first major personnel announcement of the new Obama Administration is out, and the word is that Congressman Rahm Emanuel has been offered the post of Obama's chief of staff . The announcement didn't exactly go off smoothly, as this NBC report ...
What Rahm Says About An Obama Administration
openleft.com 11/7/2008 — I don't like Rahm Emanuel becoming Obama's chief of staff, but I also don't think it would have mattered if he chose someone else. If Obama wanted Rahm as Chief of Staff, but Rahm had declined or been denied the slot via outside pressure, then you can ...
Rahm Emanuel back to Congress?
swamppolitics.com 2/2/2009 — by John McCormick and Dan Mihalopoulos
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is interested in potentially returning to Chicago someday to reclaim the congressional seat he held until a month ago, a candidate running to replace him said Sunday. ...
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pajamasmedia.com 11/7/2008 — November 06, 2008 RICK MORAN on the Rahm Emanuel appointment. Actually, I think this makes sense for Obama. Emanuel will serve as Obama's hatchet-man and Dr. No, but the main targets will be Congressional Democrats and Democratic interest groups. ...
What, Exactly, Has Rahm "Gotten Done?"
openleft.com 11/7/2008 — I'm not sensing a lot of agreement with my skepticism about the utility of Rahm Emanuel becoming Obama's first chief of staff . Part of it, I'm sure, is that people are in a celebratory, optimistic mood right now, and willing to give Obama the benefit ...
Rahm Emanuel as WH Chief of Staff. Whaddya think?
dailykos.com 11/7/2008 — By now you've all heard the rumors, and the rumors have turned into solid news reports: Rahm Emanuel has been offered the job of White House Chief of Staff. There are a couple different ways to evaluate this, of course. Rahm gets mixed reviews ...
What Did Rahm Emanuel Know, And When Did He Know It?
wizbangblog.com 12/10/2008 — President-elect Obama has denied any direct contact with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. He hasn't denied that others may have been in contact with Blagojevich. From the criminal complaint it seems...
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