Posted on 09/09/2010 7:12:49 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta
President Barack Obama says his chief of staff would make a "terrific mayor" of Chicago. But Obama says he expects Rahm Emanuel to hold off on deciding whether to enter the race until after the midterm elections. Barack Obama - Rahm Emanuel - Chicago - President of the United States - Chief of staff
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Doesn’t there have to be an election first?
Yeah, so would Hoffa if we could find him.
Thanks B. O.
Hold off announcing until after the November midterms? The primary election for Chicago mayor is in early Feb. 2011 That’s cutting it pretty close, isn’t it? I wonder when the filing deadline is.
Not anymore........the King will just appoint him Mayor.
get out or else
Right! I was thinking Boss Tweed or Alphonse Capone would be terrific as Mayor also.
Isn’t this more like having Tom Hagen run for something?
The problem is that Rahm can't wait that long if he wants to run---he has to collect 12,000 signatures and get all of his paperwork in right around that same time.
Rahm figures he only has 2 years left in D.C. as opposed to, well, forever in Chicago. Also he can return the favor by giving Bammers an appointment in 2012.
The filing deadline in Chicago is November 22nd. Candidates have to collect signatures, among other formalities, to get on the ballot. So if he put off a decision until after the Nov. 2nd mid-terms, that’s mighty fine timing needed by Rahm and his boys to get the ball rolling.
The election is February 22nd. It’s a non-partisan election for mayor. If no candidate gets 50% + 1 of the vote, then a runoff will happen, I believe it’s in early April.
Hey Rahm: I’ve got the perfect job for the soon to be unemployed Ozero: Right side can puller on sanitation truck number 5.
Just call Acorn for those pesky election issues!
Same players, same payola, just rotating the crowns.
Heh, heh, heh... good call. I love tweaking Obama’s favorite sons.
Rahm to 0bama: “SHUT UP! SHUT UP! If anyone can screw up a democrat mayoral election in Chicago, it’s your dumb ass. Don’t help me, please!”
The Globe headline actually read
Rahm will be going in as "Relief President," to complete the final innings of the Obama term. In as new WH Chief of Staff will be prominent author, Bill Ayers. Hillary will be replaced as SoS with a utility leftie yet to be named.
That move will make her a Free Agent for the 2012 Presidential Race.
Bami’s not got the physical strength or the work ethic for that job
“Obama just want Rahm Emanuel out of his administration.”
I’m guessing Rahm wants out more than the administration wants him out. His counsel to compromise on health reform was ignored and now the chickens are coming home to roost. His departure is a huge vote of no confidence by one of the savviest political operatives in the administration.
So the administration will play it up as his seeking a lifelong dream, but everyone knows that even if Daley had decided to run again, Emanuel would have left after the midterms anyway. The ship’s going down and he doesn’t particularly care to help man the lifeboats especially given that it hit an iceberg he told them last January to avoid.
Actually, I think Obama would make a better mayor of Chicago - they deserve him there.
Why doesn’t HE resign and run to replace Daley :)??
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