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Obama Wants Emanuel as Chief of Staff
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
ABC News has learned that President-elect Obama has offered the White House chief of staff job to Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL). "Emanuel, a knowledgeable source tells ABC News, has not yet given his answer. The sharp-tongued, sharp-elbowed, keenly intelligent veteran of the Clinton White House is said to have ambitions to some day be Speaker of the House. But he also has a keen sense of 'duty.'" Update: NBC News reports that Emanuel accepted the job offer.
NBC: Rahm Emanuel accepts position as Obama’s chief of staff
Hot Air » Top Picks —
NBC: Rahm Emanuel accepts position as Obama’s chief of staff posted at 3:03 pm on November 5, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Believe it — Mr. Cool and Captain F-Bomb , 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 ...
Chief of Staff
TalkLeft —
... MSNBC is reporting that Rep. Rahm Emanuel has agreed to act as Barack Obama's Chief of Staff. Some see Emanuel as one of "the greedy corporate types who have ruined our economy, if not the country" while ...
Rahm Emanuel as WH Chief of Staff. Whaddya think?
Daily Kos —
... come around on the contempt votes as well, by all reports they felt the necessity for the vote much more deeply than Emanuel ever did. And I suspect that was because they are institutionalists at heart. Rahm, I always felt, was biding his time between Democratic administrations, happy to have a hand in the power game in the House while he waited, but anxious to get back into the executive branch, where he thought the real power was. And lo... before I even finished the piece, it was done.
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Reflections on the Elections
The Moderate Voice —
... Party. I’m not sure this signifies much. It’s too early to conclude that Obama will govern from the “center,” or that he will align himself with the less progressive side of the party. What is essential is that Obama have a chief of staff in whom he has full confidence and can place his full trust. Emanuel, in that regard, may be right for the job. He hasn’t yet given his answer, or his answer hasn’t yet been reported. (Update: He has accepted.) As Steve Benen ...
Obama White House team starts taking shape
Political Animal —
... Illinois, a former aide to President Bill Clinton and a close friend of Mr. Obama, has been offered the post of his White House chief of staff and is expected to accept, according to Democrats familiar with the process. And the three co-leaders of Mr. Obama's transition team are to be announced Wednesday -- John D. Podesta, the former Clinton chief of staff; Valerie Jarrett, a longtime Obama adviser; and Pete Rouse, Mr. Obama's Senate chief of staff. MSNBC reports that Emanuel has accepted the job , though I haven't seen confirmation elsewhere. (I can appreciate the concerns ...
MSNBC: Rahm Emanuel Accepts Chief of Staff Offer
PoliGazette —
Via MSNBC comes the news that Rahm Emanuel has accepted Barack Obama’s offer to become his Chief of Staff.
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).
Nonetheless, one could also argue that he has a strong character, which any president needs in a Chief of Staff, but Obama especially.
Those ‘buts’ aside, I agree with NRO’s Yuval Levin when he ...
Van Hollen Out at DCCC, Rahm to the White House?
Swing State Project —
... There's also a lot of chatter about Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel accepting the job as Obama's Chief of Staff, but First Read says that he has yet to accept the gig. ...
POLITICS: Emanuel In Or Not In As Chief of Staff
Baseball Crank —
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 shows:
From NBC's Andrea Mitchell A 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.
*** UPDATE *** In an email to NBC News, Emanuel spokeswoman Sarah Feinberg denies the reporting that Emanuel has ...
Rahm Emanuel Named or Not Named Obama Chief of Staff
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
Meet The "New Politics," Same As The Old Politics
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 shows:
From NBC's Andrea Mitchell A 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.
UPDATE In an email to ...
What's the difference between a pit bull...
Upper Left —
…and Rahm Emanuel? Not much. Good choice.
Did We Elect Rahm Emanuel Last Night? I Want My Money Back
DownWithTyranny! —
... circulating widely that Obama asked him to take the chief of staff job. A friend in the Obama camp said he doesn't think its true. But maybe it is. Remember, Emanuel also circulated rumors earlier this year that Obama wanted him for VP. MSNBC has gone so far as to claim that Emanuel even accepted the job-- and then updated it and denied it. ...
