Posted on 01/06/2010 8:03:04 AM PST by 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.
I can hear Daley singing the song now...”Dance Ballerina Dance”.
Since the implementation of Obama policies would bankrupt this nation and lead it into another Depression, it's appropritate he would have a Chief of Staff who is always "deeply saddened."
That is probably true. But one wonders why this is being floated now—especially given the trouble Onada’s usurped administration is in. So far at least three dems have announced they will retire or otherwise not run again. Now we have Emanual deserting the Onada ship. His alleged frustration with Israel is not the reason he signed on with Onada. He signed on to make America a Marxist regime.
The question: Why would Emanual be considering taking on the Daley machine now?
Looks like Rahmbo may want to bolt D.C. along with all the other Dems that are leaving before the ship sinks.
This is plausible. Especially in light of Emanuel’s failure to ram Onadacare through.
It begs the question: Who exactly is pulling Onada’s strings? I thought it was Emanuel acting on his own or as a surrogate for someone else—Soros, for example.
As for Emanuel’s replacement, my money is on Al Franken.
This would be an enormous blow to the dims and certain signs of impending implosion...especially within the context of all the other retirements.
Whatever else you may say about Emanuel, the man knows an opportunity when he sees it......and he knows when that opportunity is about to self-destruct.
He'll wait until January 21, then jump so that he can say he stuck with it for over a year.
Please someone tell me that there is an honest, not on the take politican in Chicago? Is it true that nothing can be done or accomplished without the Machine’s approval?
Kicking and screaming or under arrest. Should be fun.
In the shoes of Big Bill Thompson
I think the Daley’s and group are crooked as a Z, I also think Rahm is crooked too, and a whole lot meaner. It will be fun to watch the bloodbath. Champagne and popcorn time.
If it’s daschle, it proves nobama likes really short c.o.s.
Humming the theme song from the “Godfather”.........
Chicago won’t even notice a difference.
Emmanuel, go, you snake, that is where you belong among the other crooks and snakes.
Yeah, good riddance Rahm, you foul mouthed POS
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This is an ironic choice of words...:):)
Humming the theme song from the Godfather.........
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LOL...
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