Rats leaving a sinking ship?.... I didn't like him from the start.... glad to see him go.... did more harm than good....but the damage is done.....they pretty much all scuttled Obama's Presidency..... nominal9
The chief of staff is leaving to run for mayor of Chicago; his exit is the first of several planned departures of top White House officials that will bring significant turnover to the president's economic and policy team. Share 0diggsdigg Related Emanuel gets a fitting send-off at final White House staff meeting By Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau October 1, 2010|8:50 a.m. E-mail Print Share Text Size sc-dc-1002-emanuel-resigns-20101001 Reporting from Washington — President Obama announced Friday that Rahm Emanuel, his chief of staff and a fearsome White House operative, is resigning his post and would be replaced with another senior advisor. Emanuel, who is planning to run for mayor of Chicago, departs 20 months into Obama's presidency and leaves as one part of a staff shuffle that will bring a significant turnover at the top levels of the White House policy and economic team. Senior presidential advisor David Axelrod is planning to leave the White House next year to begin preparations for Obama's 2012 reelection drive, and economic advisor Lawrence Summers is quitting the White House to return to Harvard University. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get breaking news alerts delivered to your mobile phone. Text BREAKING to 52669. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obama named senior advisor Pete Rouse to serve as Emanuel's replacement, at least for now. Emanuel's departure had been expected since Mayor Richard Daley announced in September that he would not run for reelection. Obama lavished praise on Emanuel for his work at the White House. "He just brings an unmatched level of energy and commitment to every single thing he does," Obama said after embracing Emanuel before a cheering White House assembly. Possible candidates for the permanent job include Thomas E. Donilon, a deputy national security advisor; Robert Bauer, White House counsel; Tom Daschle, a former Senate Democratic leader; and John Podesta, a former chief of staff to President Clinton. [email protected] Copyright © 2010, Tribune Interactive Related storiesFrom the L.A. Times Rahm Emanuel’s old-school style was key to new presidency Rahm Emanuel to leave White House, sources say Robert Gibbs praises Rahm Emanuel as ’energetic, inspirational leader’ >From KTLA A Storm is coming: Obama congratulates Seattle on 2nd WNBA title win, wants to see team at...|ktla.com Around the Web Sources: Emanuel will resign Friday to run for mayor| chicagobreakingnews.com Obama to Announce Rahm Emanuel’s Departure; Admiral Mullens on Emanuel| politicsdaily.com E-mail Print Digg Twitter Facebook Read This Later Share Comments (0)Add comments | Discussion FAQ Currently there are no comments. Be the first to comment! -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
