Richard Daley Is Out, Rahm Emanuel Can Pack His Bags

By Michael Scherer | @michaelscherer | September 7, 2010 | +

If any still doubted that major shakeups were coming to the White House after the midterm elections, they can look to Chicago today, where news just broke that the job Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has coveted for so long is now open. Here is the scoop:

Mayor Richard Daley says he will not run for re-election in 2011, saying it’s “time for me, it’s time for Chicago to move on.”

Here is Rahm Emanuel in April:

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mycophile

I doubt there would be many who would shed a tear over Rahm’s departure from the WH
afguy

I know I wouldn’t. Anything that will get his smarmy a$$ out of the WH decision-making process is OK by me.
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An added bonus would be if somebody primaried his butt and he lost his election bid.
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Poetic justice, in my book.
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Lordy, I hate that little pr!ck.
http://www.facebook.com/majors.bruce?ref=profile brucemajors

He can put his tutus in his Louis Vuitton luggage he bought with his…ahem….investment banker…..money.
nflfoghorn

And he can take that #@%^ “Bruce Majors” and *(&@ him to $&~! Chicago with his @#$%% gerbil friends.
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I feel better now.
grape_crush

Thank God.

And no, Rahm, that’s not thanking you.
afguy

Maybe he can take Karl Rove with him to run as Vice Mayor and form the Sociopathic Unity ticket?
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Talk about a Dream Team…
square1

If there is a Democratic primary for the mayoral race, I am predicting it will be the most expensive mayoral primary ever. With Rahm’s hedge fund buddies trying to outspend a nationwide and seriously pissed off liberal and union donor base.

Ahhh….too bad Tim Geithner will never run for office….
http://derekg.wordpress.com/ Derek

Good riddance. Take Gibbs with you.
gum0nshoe

I take it this is all speculative… If so, I doubt he’ll leave the white house, even for that job.
apr2563

sigh…so do I. Thanks….
apr2563

Goodbye to the centerist Wall Street tool.
Ike Jakson

I always thought that Rahm was the President’s own choice for Chief of Staff. How come y’all so nasty about Rahm?
mycophile

poor choices are not only made by poor people
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My leading comment here was based upon my informal mental cataloging of comments about Rahm I have seen in the Swamp.
afguy

My opinion of Rahm Emanuel is that he is the Dem equivalent of Karl Rove, a political insider/operative who only cares about a poiltical “win” and not what it took (or cost) to get it.
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Little in the way of ethics or real moral principles. He’d be an R if he thought it was in his long-term interest to become one, NOT because of any deep-seated beliefs in working for what’s good for the common American citizen.
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He’s a party hack, through and through.