Looking at it from a neutral point of view, I think he’s a good choice. I always though a chief of staff should be an enforcer type, not well-loved. That’s what I liked about John Sununu.
But this choice doesn’t go with the “I’ll work with you” kumbaya motif Obama’s been shoveling.
In a way, this is good for us. If enough comes out (which will be the trick, we need an "ear" somewhere in the cesspool of an Obomba WH), it will expose these people as the thugs they are. Not that it will make any difference to the star-struck sheeple. Obomba is all about a Cult of Personality.
I’d be inclined to disagree. In my administration, I’d certainly have an office for a guy like him, because every White House needs a bagman, but I’m not sure I would want it to be the Chief of Staff. From my understanding, the CoS serves as the gatekeeper to the president and his closest advisor. I’d want someone with a little more substantial gravitas sitting in that chair, and even a tad bit of diplomacy. Emanuel has neither of those traits.