President-elect Barack Obama selected Chicago Thug/Congressman Rahm Emanuel to be his White House Chief of Staff. The COS is in charge of the overall operation of the White House and sets the tone for the administration's legislative and political operations.
Obama said during his victory speech that he will listen to and work with opponents, but Emanuel has a reputation as a political gut fighter who takes no prisoners. When asked about dealing with the GOP, Emanuel said, "F*ck the Republicans!"
House GOP leader John Boehner of Ohio called Emanuel "an ironic choice for a president-elect who has promised to change Washington, make politics more civil, and govern from the center."
From CNN:
Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Congressman who will be President-elect Barack Obama's White House chief of staff, is "dangerous, absolutely relentless when he's got a political kill in sight," according to an admiring Republican colleague, Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole. Emanuel is also, President Clinton once told Fortune, "one of the top political minds in Washington," a former ballet dancer who "favors the counterattack over the attack."
From his years at Clinton's side, Emanuel knows his way around the West Wing - and was a critical figure behind the passage of NAFTA. From his years in the U.S. House of Representatives, he knows his way around Capitol Hill - and was the chief architect of the Democrats' 2006 recapture of Congress.
Some "change." It does make sense to. Emanuel will be the "Darth Vader" enforcer to Obama's role as "Sith Lord."
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