Team Obama Blaming Rahm

The Daily Beast ^ | 11/4/10 | Richard Wolffe

[Nachum]

As they assess Tuesday's disaster, some Obama advisers are singling out the recently departed chief of staff. Richard Wolffe on the clash between Emanuel's personal ambition and his party loyalty.

As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rahm Emanuel built a Democratic majority in the House. As President Obama's chief of staff, he devised White House strategy toward Capitol Hill. So when the Democrats were going down in flames Tuesday night, where was Obama's chief political architect? Half a continent away, campaigning for himself.

Half a continent away, campaigning for himself in the most pro-Obama place on the planet, largely sheltered from the Republican rubble crashing down on his party all across the country.

And his old colleagues in Washington aren’t too happy about it. Some of them shake their heads in disbelief that Emanuel would bolt at precisely the juncture when the Democrats needed to shape their strategy and message during the homestretch of what everyone knew would be the toughest election cycle in years.

[Nachum]

Got to get more popcorn...

[Carley]

Who wrote this drivel, christingles?

[Nachum]

Happy Days are here again...
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[mountn man]

[BobP]

[blondee123]

I said this two weeks ago “RAHM UNDER THE BUS!”

[Billthedrill]

Oh, I don't think Rammy did so badly for his boss in D.C. What's funny is the number of people who thought that was 0bama.

Some of Obama’s aides say that Emanuel’s departure did damage beyond the results on Election Day. They argue his exit deprived the president of the chance to orchestrate a dramatic staff shakeup in the wake of the poor election results.

Why, nothing of the sort. These guys want a bloodbath, there can still be a bloodbath. Gibbsie, Hillary (fire her if you dare), plenty of heads to put on the block. I DEMAND a bloodbath! I WANT MY BLOODBATH AND I WANT IT NOW!!

[rockinqsranch]

It’s funny to watch Democrats, the Left if you will as they huff, puff, strut, and fume collectively, but when they realize they are in trouble, the chips are down they haul butt seeking anonymity, or anything to cover their own hides leaving the others to fend for themselves.

Notice how Bill and Hillary, especially Hillary disappear for extensive periods of time until WE forget about her ducking bullets at some airport, or some other of her frequent lies?

It’s SOP with the Left, so Rahm saw what was coming, and took an avenue for himself leaving the rest of them to hang for the collective.

[quantim]

There should be more discussion on why the leader of the Hussein Asylum couldn't hold on to same senate seat in a corrupt state with the Chicago machine.

[Post Toasties]

Let's see here: The voters blame the Democrats, the Democrats blame the 0bama Administration and the 0bama Administration blames Rahm Emannual for the economic mess.

How's it feel to be the new George W. Bush, Rahm? LOL.

[KevinDavis]

Personally I think it is the Clinton people that Obama has is purposely giving Obama bad advise... But I could be wrong..

[penelopesire]

Hmmmmmm...ping.

Perhaps Rahm himself is the ‘insider’ spilling the beans of late.

[Thebaddog]

Who could have been the source for this mess of an article? My money is on Michelle.

[maggief]

Can’t wait for the next installment ...

[gov_bean_ counter]

Val J.

[Steely Tom]

Ya mean “Die, die, die!” wasn’t the greatest political philosophy ever enunciated by man?

[COBOL2Java]

"Let me be perfectly clear: we had a great deal of work to do to overcome the problems I inherited from my Chief of Staff..."

[TexasNative2000]

when the Democrats needed to shape their strategy and message during the homestretch

Uhm, hate to tell you, but any strategy or message during the homestretch was going to be too little too late.

[gov_bean_ counter]

This is like blaming the last strike out of a baseball game for an 9-0 loss...

[Renderofveils]

Uhm, hate to tell you, but any strategy or message during the homestretch was going to be too little too late.

France: "The Germans just didn't understand how the Maginot Line was supposed to work."