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The Reaction —
... ITEM #5 -- It looks like Obama has tapped Rahm Emanuel to be his chief of staff. Emanuel, a long-time Clintonite, is, as you may know, a Democratic Congressman from Illinois. He and Obama apparently have a strong relationship, and he is an insider who would help manage relations with Capitol Hill, but he's not exactly well-liked among the more progressive elements of the Democratic 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 ...
Emanuel Should Take the Job
Taylor Marsh —
... Somebody tough in the White House who can keep a tight ship, but also knows
policy is what Obama needs. Barack is not an ideologue, nor is he a whip cracker.
Emanuel
is. ...
OFFERED
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... ABC News: President-elect Obama has asked Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel to be his White House chief of staff.
Cites "knowledgeable sources" saying Emanuel has not yet given his answer. ...
Obama Offers Rahm Chief-of-Staff Position
Swampland —
... ABC reports that Obama has asked Rahm Emanuel to be his chief-of-staff. No word if Emanuel will accept. As I type this I'm in a bus heading for Obama's home where we are told he'll spend the morning taking his girls to school and running errands. And so begins the first day of in the life of Obama-president-elect. ...
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.'"
The Transition Begins
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
Via Jake Tapper, Obama Offers Rahm Emanuel Job of White House Chief of Staff
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 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.”
This has been rumored for about a week, so no surprise. ...
Report: Obama Seeks Emanuel as Chief of Staff
News —
... Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) has been offered the position of chief of staff in President-elect Barack Obama's administration, ABC News is reporting. Citing a "knowledgable source," ABC reports that Emanuel, a Chicago-area ally of Obama who has been said to have designs to one day be Speaker of the House, has not yet given his answer. Emanuel was elected to Congress in 2002 from Illinois's 5th congressional district, and has since been a rising star among House Democrats. He chaired the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) during the 2006 midterm ...
Emanuel as COS?
Political Animal —
EMANUEL AS COS?.... Rumors about Rahm Emanuel possibly joining the staff of an Obama White House have been circulating for days, and Jake Tapper reports that the offer has already been extended. 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 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 ...
Obama Offers Rahm Emanuel Job of White House Chief of Staff
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... 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." Today on "Good Morning America" ABC's George Stephanopoulos reported Obama likes the fact that Emanuel "knows policy, knows politics, knows Capitol Hill" and has told associates that Emanuel would "have his back." There is a tentative plan to announce Obama's chief of staff this week. Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/11/obama-o...
Our New Socialist Overlords Begin Assembling The Politburo
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
by Jesse Taylor
Rahm Emmanuel has been tapped for Chief of Staff.
It’s so weird to be writing about a presidential administration from a constructive perspective. These choices might actually be, you know, good.
The Obama Moment - America Looks In the Mirror and Celebrates
Open Left - Front Page —
... In the coming days, I guarantee you there will be many reasons to feel cynical. Hell, only hours after one of the most powerful and inspirational election victory speeches about "change" in recent memory, we learn that Obama is considering appointing various Clinton administration officials to top White House posts - some of them the corrupt hacks who played a key role in passing the lobbyist-crafted policies that origianlly deregulated our financial system (Glass-Steagall repeal), gutted our domestic economy (NAFTA, China PNTR), and shredded the social safety net (welfare ...
David Sirota: The Obama Moment - America Looks In the Mirror and Celebrates
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... In the coming days, I guarantee you there will be many reasons to feel cynical. Hell, only hours after one of the most powerful and inspirational election victory speeches about "change" in recent memory, we learn that Obama is considering appointing various Clinton administration officials to top White House posts - some of them the corrupt hacks who played a key role in passing the lobbyist-crafted policies that origianlly deregulated our financial system (Glass-Steagall repeal), gutted our domestic economy (NAFTA, China PNTR), and shredded the social safety net (welfare ...
You know there’s something weird in the water when …
Sister Toldjah —
... Other news of note: Obama has asked a Rep. Rahm Emanuel to be his chief of staff. Emanuel, I should note, is a ...
The First Presidential Decision
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Obama offers Rahm Emanuel Chief Of Staff:
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."
That's some chief of staff. I think even Rahm's friends will acknowledge that he is as abrasive as Obama is smooth, and, well, he knows who to be a total asshole when he has to be. But that's often what you want in a ...
Obama Offers Rahm Emanuel Job of White House Chief of Staff
The New Editor —
ABC News' Jake Tapper reports.
Rahm Emanuel Offered Chief of Staff Position
Crooks and Liars —
Political Punch:
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 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."
I actually think this should be viewed as good news for progressives in the long run. I'd rather have Emanuel ...
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.
CHICAGO MACHINE TRIUMPHANT?
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
Maybe this is good news. ABC News has learned that President-elect Obama has offered the White House chief of staff job to Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill.As Rosslyn Smith notes at American Thinker: How interesting that the first name offered by our President elect who ran on the platform of hope and change is a veteran of the Clinton administration who has long been known to be Chicago mayor Richard Daley's eyes and ears in Washington, DC.Thin gruel, but perhaps Barack Hussein Obama's inner Chicago machine hack will temper ...
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, ...
Rahm Emanuel Named or Not Named Obama Chief of Staff
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... 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, ...
Did We Elect Rahm Emanuel Last Night? I Want My Money Back
DownWithTyranny! —
... So I have mixed emotions about the flurry of reports 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 ...
