Rahm Emanuel reported eyeing mayor's job (Chicago)

WBBM ^ | 1/6/2010 | Regine Schlesinger

[markomalley]

CHICAGO (WBBM) -- There's word this morning that President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, already is looking at life beyond the White House and that he might be eyeing the 5th floor at Chicago's City Hall.

It was no secret that then-Chicago Congressman Rahm Emanuel was less than thrilled when the newly-elected president asked him to give up his seat in the House to become the White House chief of staff a year ago.

Washington Post columnist Sally Quinn tells Newsradio 780 she's heard from people close to Emanuel that he's told them he's almost ready to leave.

"He's said, 'The job of chief of staff is an 18-month job, it's a burn-out job.' He's made it quite clear that he's not happy and that he's totally stressed all the time and that he's thinking of running for mayor of Chicago," Quinn said.

Quinn doesn't know whether that would be contingent on Mayor Daley retiring or whether Emanuel might challenge him in the 2011 election. In any case, Quinn believes by next fall, Emanuel will either be gone from the White House or at least will have announced that he's leaving.

[markomalley]

Bad news for Chicago, but good news for the rest of us.

[RegulatorCountry]

The City Of Broad Tutus.

[VanDeKoik]

This is gonna get reeeeeeal ugly.

The Daley’s arent going to let go without a massive fight.

[dead]

It is a perfect fit.

[K-oneTexas]

Yeah, he’s out-a-here. Hooray!!!!

What Marxists will replace him? Any thoughts.

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

Yeah, good riddance Rahm, you foul mouthed POS

and take all your dead horse’s heads and dead fish with ya ...

They’re stinkin’ up the place.

Same as you do.

[Marty62]

Well he does know that the only place he can run is in the Corrupt Chicago machine elections.
I wonder if Zero is looking for property in Kenya for a cushy retirement in 2012.

[InterceptPoint]

It was no secret that then-Chicago Congressman Rahm Emanuel was less than thrilled when the newly-elected president asked him to give up his seat in the House to become the White House chief of staff a year ago.

Do we need to read beyond this? Could be Obama is getting ready to dump on Rahm and this is step one on the way to the full "under the bus" status.

[maggief]

Related:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421418/posts

Is Rahm Mulling A Run For Mayor?

[Old Retired Army Guy]

I’d love to see him try and take on Daley. That’s what they call “blood sport”.

[Southack]

The Daley’s are saving the mayor’s seat for someone more corrupt than their family. Rahm might be one of the few who could qualify.

[nikos1121]

This is a joke. No one will vote for that sneaky SOB.

[cripplecreek]

Daly recently spoke out against the radicalism of the democrats. He’s gotta go.

The only thing left for him to decide is how he goes. Asprin overdose, a multiple gunshot suicide, or resignation.

[tiredoflaundry]

and take all your dead horse’s heads and dead fish with ya ... They’re stinkin’ up the place.

Don't forget his toe shoes!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Rahm, Inc. versus the Crook County/Daley Mob.

Sweet.

[The Electrician]

He's made it quite clear that he's not happy and that he's totally stressed all the time...

Poor baby...

But now that he's fired the first shot at Daley, there's no telling what kind of dirty secrets in Rahm's life are about to be exposed to view...

[dead]

He's made it quite clear that he's not happy and that he's totally stressed all the time and that he's thinking of running for mayor of Chicago," Quinn said.

I suspect that one of the hundreds of skeletons in Emanuel's closet is starting to make more noise than Obama's comfortable with.

This mayoral speculation might just be a pillow for Emanuel to rest his head on when Obama throws him under the bus. Obama has to be nice to Emanuel, since so many of their skeletons are close friends.

[ExSoldier]

He might get there just in time for the USSC and the NRA to ram another Pro Second Amendment ruling up their butts without any lube in the form of 2nd Amendment incorporation, thus nullifying all local gun bans or other restrictive measures. Should provide a warming climate in Chicago as the barrel temperatures rise along with the level of scum transiting the city morgues as customers.

[RetSignman]

[he’s almost ready to leave.]

...and another rat abandons ship. NEXT!!

[TexasFreeper2009]

all the rats are abandoning ship.

The USS Zero is sinking fast!

ROFL!

November is coming.