BREAKING: RAHM may be leaving WH in October

[doxieone]

Source: CNN

On right now.
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Washington (CNN) -- There is now a good chance that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will step down from his post as early as October to focus on running for mayor of Chicago, according to two people close to Emanuel.

One person close to Emanuel added that highly respected White House Deputy Chief of Staff Pete Rouse is the favorite to take over on a temporary basis to give President Barack Obama more time to find a long-term replacement. But other people close to the situation said it is too early to determine who will replace Emanuel in the short term or the long term because the process is so fluid at this point. (snip)

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/22/emanuel.departing.wh/

[SoCalNative]

1. Good

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[Wwagsthedog]

2. +1

[Paula Sims]

3. Great news for the country but. . .

bad news for us in Chicago.

[doxieone]

4. Obama's ship is getting evacuated a bit early....

... by Rahm. I wonder if Rahm is going to be out of the country when election results are come out in Nov of this year. I wonder why he is announcing this before the Nov. election.

[mopinko]

16. if he is running here, he has to get moving. petitions are

already being gathered by the other municipal candidates. election is in feb, gotta file end of november.

[dogfacedboy]

39. He'll put an army together and get it done in time. n/t

[saigon68]

11. Good riddance to the little Fucker

Let the FIBS have him

[mikelgb]

14. You are right here is the game plan:

anyway, the second Rahm resigns, a high profile progressive Chicagoan should announce a primary challenge. DU should support this challenger for Chicago's sake.

[seattleblue]

22. There are no primaries for Chicago mayor.

There will be an election in February and if no one gets 51% there will be a run off between the top two in April. In the February election there may be as many as 10-12 candidates running.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

27. As I said before. Obama's gain, our loss. nt

[Paper Roses]

5. One can hope! n/t

[harun]

6. Bring in Dean!

[jmondine]

37. No guano

[fadedrose]

47. Dean should be an advisor

He's got a following of his own that pays attention when he talks. He would argue to defend Obama moreso than any of the clowns that now surround the President.

Nobody in the country pays attention to Rahm or Axelrod other than in D.C...

[supernova]

7. I'm glad

Rahm is leaving the WH. I can't stand him. He's been a Blue Dog thorn in every progressive's side.

[WCGreen]

8. I feel bad for Chicago....

[madrchsod]

19. who said fuck the unions?....

walmart stores in chicago are being built by union labor.

[WCGreen]

23. It surely wasn't me....

[madrchsod]

36. opps ..i was talking about rahm or who ever said fuck the unions

[mopinko]

41. don't worry about us. we like assholes who get things done.

i actually wouldn't mind having him for mayor. the most important thing for the office is to be un-bully-able. rahm has that.

[WCGreen]

44. He does have that....

[derby378]

9. Maybe Obama could replace him with someone who actually WORKED for him in 2008

You know, the folks who got kicked to the curb while Rahm was measuring the drapes in the White House.

[defendandprotect]

21. Howard Dean -- !! And some non-corporates for a change would be really nice!!

[doxieone]

10. DId Woodward's book have a part in this? n/t

[damntexdem]

12. All I can say is: HuRahm!

And we're getting rid of Summers, too!

[mikelgb]

13. how many times can this be breaking?

[SoapBox]

15. Go, Go, Go...as fast as you can...Buh-Bye!

[carolinayellowdog]

17. If anything can help the enthusiasm gap, this can

I hope against hope that even while the WH postures itself as impervious to criticism from the base, someone there realizes how much damage Rahm has done.

[madrchsod]

18. his chances depends on which family gives their blessing...

[defendandprotect]

20. The sooner the better -- and we need to oust all corporate DLC from the White House ....

and from Democratic Party!!

[ProudDad]

24. Two years too late...

As for Pete Rouse: "Pete Rouse is the Outsider's Insider, a fixer steeped in the ways of a Washington that Obama has been both eager to learn and quick to publicly condemn"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/26/AR2007082601446.html

"Occasionally called the 101st senator during his time on Capitol Hill, Rouse began working in the House in 1973, and has a large network of friends in high places"

http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Pete_Rouse

Can you say "business as usual" children?

[WellsStreetHell]

25. I can't wait!

I just got my new voters card yesterday after moving from Obama's old district(1st con.) to Rahm's old disrict (5th con.) and cannot wait to work against his mayoral candidacy! I am glad he is running for mayor as it gets him out of the white house/Washington. This is going to be one crazy mayoral contest here!

[aggiesal]

26. There is a GOD! n/t

[COLGATE4]

28. Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Rahm. Asshole.

[Ozymanithrax]

29. Wonder of Daschle is on the short list...

Dean will not be on any list.

[markmyword]

30. Hip Hip Horray!

This is the best news I've heard all day. I want Emmanuel OUT
of the White House. He's helped to ruin this administration,
with all his back room deals with the corporations. Did he
forget WHO got Obama elected in the first place?

But wait is he coming back to Chicago to run for MAYOR? 
Hopefully some Fortune 500 will think he's a great asset and
SAVE Chicago from this guy. 

We DON'T WANT HIM here in Chicago. PLEASE SOMEONE, TAKE
EMMANUEL OFF OUR HANDS.

[wordpix]

31. "highly respected WH Dep. Chief of Staff Pete Rouse" - good news to have someone highly respected

in that spot :applause:

[Jamastiene]

32. Haven't we been teased with this kind of delightful news once before?

I sure hope it is for real this time. My condolences to Chicago, if it is true.

[dflprincess]

33. Chicago's loss is the country's gain n/t

[unkachuck]

34. introducing....

....Chicago's new Mayor: Rahm 'fuck the UAW' Emanuel!

[NoodleyAppendage]

35. Another DLCer bites the dust. Good riddance and get the F out!

Maybe Rahm can fuck up Chicago like he's done to Obama's 2 years in office?

J

[dogfacedboy]

38. I happen to know Rahm's looking for a new home in Chicago. Trust me, I know. n/t

[mopinko]

42. did he move to dc altogether, or is he in the burbs?

[Le Taz Hot]

40. To be replaced by another corporate toady.

I won't even venture to guess who it will be because he's surrounded himself with them. He basically can throw a rock to choose his next COS.

[dmosh42]

45. You have the correct response! n/t

[lonestarnot]

43. Chicaga has had enough with fire already.

[AngryOldDem]

46. Bye. n/t