White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel expected to resign: reports
Good riddance, he's been the Rovian architect of the worst we've seen from this Administration so far, though I don't know enough about his expected replacement Rouse to judge if it'll be a real improvement.
President Obama's hard-nosed chief of staff is expected to step down, possibly this week, to begin his pursuit of Chicago's mayoral office, according to reports citing people close to him.
"Rahm is nearing a decision on whether to leave the White House and explore a run for Mayor of Chicago an announcement could come as early as Friday," an unnamed individual close to Emanuel told Politico's Glenn Thrush. "Because of family considerations, no final decision has been made."
Congress is expected to adjourn for recess on Friday.
"Ever since Richard M. Daley announced earlier this month that he'd step down as mayor next year after 22 years on the job, the question has been when -- and not if -- Emanuel would make his move," Salon news editor Steve Kornacki summarized. "The initial expectation was that Emanuel would stay at the White House through the midterm elections, the customary jumping off point for top aides looking to leave a White House. But the mayoral field is quickly taking shape in Chicago, and in the last few days, pressure had been growing on Emanuel to make his intentions clear. Emanuel apparently got the message."
As an Illinois congressman and chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Emanuel engineered the party's takeover of Congress in 2006 and rose to a position in House leadership. Also a former aide to President Clinton, Emanuel was a key player in passing the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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Good riddance, he's been the Rovian architect of the worst we've seen from this Administration so far, though I don't know enough about his expected replacement Rouse to judge if it'll be a real improvement.