Nov 07 2008
Change. Right…
Well, Happy Friday!
Looks like the O-man is keeping his word already! “It won’t be politics as usual.” It won’t be the same old faces or names you know oh, so well—Washington needs CHANGE!
Remember that?
Obama Taps ‘Rahmbo’ as White House Chief, Signaling Shift in Tone
Barack Obama, who ran on a platform of change and a message of bipartisanship, has tapped a Washington insider with a reputation for hardball politics to run his White House staff.
Rahm Emanuel
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Already, Obama is turning to members of Bill Clinton’s administration in preparing for the transition. Clinton’s former chief of staff John Podesta is helping lead those transition efforts, and several former Clinton aides are on Obama’s short list for key jobs.
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Chuckie Weighs in!
“He is the perfect choice. He knows the Hill, he knows substance, he knows politics, and most importantly, he can get the job done,” Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a written statement.
Change. Right…
Updated 11/8/08:
Emanuel tied to Freddie Mac collapse; Update: The numbers for Emanuel by Ed Morrissey
During the campaign, Barack Obama had to fight off assertions that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae had him in their pocket while the two GSEs committed fraud and declined to their collapse. Obama didn’t help that perception when he chose Jim Johnson, Fannie Mae’s former CEO and chair, as the leader of his VP search committee, a position Johnson resigned shortly afterwards. Now ABC reports that Obama’s new chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, sat on the board of Freddie Mac during the critical period.
What Would Rahm Emanuel Do? — nicedeb
