Rahm Mulls Obama WH CoS Offer: Commitment to Public Service Versus Commitment to Family

Exactly why Emanuel would be such a good choice – he’s smart, tough, savvy and good-hearted. Precisely because he places such a high value on family life and being a good parent, he would be an excellent Chief of Staff to the president. It’s not all about ambition or money for him. His values are rooted in commitment to public service and what is best for his family. How refreshing after 8 years of the Bush/Cheney/Rove posse.

I hope Rahm turns down the job — for his own sake. White House Chief of Staff — that has got to be one of the worst jobs in the world for someone with even half of a life. Obama should hire one of his starry-eyed youthful idealistic campaign staffers to do that job instead. And, when that person burns out or screws up, then he can be replaced with the next starry-eyed youthful idealistic campaign staffer…

Jake, did you see the report on the O’Reilly Factor about Palin?
McCain aides have now given some details about her ignorance, such as:
- Palin thought that Africa is a country and didn’t understand it is a continent
- Palin had no clue which countries are in NAFTA
Plus, she even spent a LOT more on clothes, plus 40,000 for Todd, than was addressed in the original scandal.

We are witnessing some play-acting by Emanuel and the Obama team. Here’s what probably actually happening here: Emanuel has already accepted the CoS job. However, Emanuel didn’t want to appear to the voters in his congressional district to be abandoning them just one day after they had re-elected him. So Emanuel asked the Obama team to publicize the job offer but not his acceptance of it. Emanuel can now pretend to be mulling it over, and then announce within the next few days that he has accepted the job. The interim allows his constituents a little time to get used to the prospect of losing him as their representative. I can’t think any other explanation for the apparently bizarre act of publicizing a job offer prior to its acceptance. For Emanuel to decline a position that was publicly offered would diminish the Obama mystique, and thus acceptance is inevitable.

Never leave an elected position for a direct hire position in the white house, chief of staff is usually the scape goat in most admonistration, seldom do they finish the term.

Reading a lot of different stories form various sources indicate that last night speech might have been just more hot air as usual. Obama indicated he did not want any retreads but a large number of names being thrown around are form the old Clinton team and old cronies from Chicago.

I hope he turns it down – I’d rather see him as Speaker of the House than Pelosi.

I will be happy to see him anyone capable of getting the mess george bush and co. caused.
it is going to take everybody to get over the last eight years.
i can stand to have obama do whatever it takes to correct the bush mess.
the people of our country were right is voting not to take another chance on a republican this time.
anyone obama choses and anyway they proceed to correct the bush mess, will be fine by me.
my friends,
our national nightmare is almost over.
thank god.
78days and counting

Bush will still do major damage before he leaves office.
Republicans will do everything they can to leave a ‘scorched earth’ policy before the Dems move in.
Amazingly, while republicans are doing this they will claim that they (Repubs) are being as helpful as they can to the Dems. Repubs will lie to the very end.

Gordon Smith is just the first Mormon politician to go down. All Mormon politicians will be targeted for ouster from government, due to their churches meddling in prop 8. Read my lips: NO MORMONS IN GOV’T.

By the way, let’s not forget:
Economically, the Republicans couldn’t manage a fart.
During 6 years of REPUBLICAN power reigning over the White House, Congress and the Senate . . . they rang up RECORD GOVERNMENT DEFICITS and record government debt.
Five hundred billion dollars of deficit each year for four of those years the Republicans held all 3 levels of power!
%500,000,000,000 per year – of government overspending by the Republicans!
The Republicans were GROSS overspenders of the public’s money.
And they had the nerve to call the Democrats tax and spenders. Where did they think the money was going to come from? The moon?

Emanuel is not telling the truth. It has nothing to do with family. It has to do with giving up visibility associated with his congressional role. He doesn’t want to take a position where he won’t get credit and won’t be seen. That’s what I read at other news websites. The family story is always a “flag” that a lie will follow.

These are all important issues that should be addressed. 46% of the population didn’t vote for Obama because of these:
- flag lapel pins
- birth certificate
- the pledge hand position
- Ayers
- Wright
- Mrs. Obama’s pride in America
- Muslim
- alleged socialism
- marxist
- communist
- ‘manchurian candidate’
- Khaladi
- race
- celebrity
- journey overseas
- voting ‘present’
- unamerican

As a Chicagoan, I would like to see Emmanuel stay in the House where he is needed to get Obama’s agenda through, raise money for the 2010 and 2012 DCCC races and support Illinois to the Olympics.
His long-term political future will be made in the House.
He also deserves a happy personal life.
One can certainly understand why Obama wants him running the White House and why he would be tempted to help his friend despite personal cost.

These are all important issues that should be addressed. 46% of the population didn’t vote for Obama because of these:
- flag lapel pins
- birth certificate
- the pledge hand position
- Ayers
- Wright
- Mrs. Obama’s pride in America
- Muslim
- alleged socialism
- marxist
- communist
- ‘manchurian candidate’
- Khaladi
- race
- celebrity
- journey overseas
- voting ‘present’
- unamerican
Posted by: tina | Nov 6, 2008 8:31:57 AM
TINA – You forgot the most important one. The life on an unborn child. Christians who voted for him now have the blood of the unborn on their hands.

I also see nothing wrong with questioning what our president does, but where were all of you ######## when George Bush was president? Where were all of you standing when he made all his critics out to be terrorists? Where were all of you when criticism about this ill begotten war was deemed unpatriotic? Sneering.
Hope we can work together in the future, but all of you Republicans have to understand that calling the current president a “Messiah” solves nothing.

It’s ironic how Obama is labeled “The Messiah” by Republicans when they have been worshipping George W. Bush for so long. Have they not taken a look at the President they nominated for twice? The one who felt the War in Iraq is actually
“GOD’S WILL!”
Wake up people. George Bush was the one on the messianic mission for eight years. It will be nice to have someone for president who understands the separation between church and state once again.

RCE – where was I? I was wondering what in the heck Bush was doing! I am not a “blind” follower of any party. I do not accept any politicians word at face value. I KNOW they will lie.
If any of the obama worshipers were honest, they’d see that Bush was NOT worshiped. People are treating obama like he is a god. I shudder to think how they are going to react when he fails to give them everything he’s promised.

For Palin Disaster:
Her lack of general knowledge is unfortunate but then again she is a quick study. I notice that in his acceptance speech, Obama said, “You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead.” So the Harvard summa cum laude does not know the meaning of “enormity.”
Maybe there’s a problem with the education system but no one will know because it’s more fun to demonize Republicans.
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He did not use “enormity” incorrectly.
Also, I think ” a lack of general knowledge” is a bit more than “unfortunate”. We expect more out of our own children, our own college graduates, prospective employees, etc.; should we not expect more from someone running for high political office?

Rahm should just say “no.” He obviously has reservations. You don’t leave a President hanging. Frankly, Obama ought to withdraw the offer and move on to someone willing to commit 150% when asked.

Please just take the damn job. America and Obama need this guy, he needs to say yes or no now

This shows the quality of the man. The fact he is considering his family and how little time he would be able to spend with his kids, shows he is a balanced human being, not a too-ambitious, self-centered politician.
Whatever jobs he does, I’m sure he is a great public servant.

Tina -
I think you’ve confused “issues” with paranoid conspiracy theories. This is precisely the kind of “cultural warrior” stuff that drove moderate Republicans and Independents to Senator Obama.

ASL MOST DEMOCRATS IF THEY LIKE ABORTION, THEY WILL SAY NO ! THE PROBLELM IS THAT THE EXTREME RIGHT WING OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WANTS TO CRIMINALIZE IT AND THE REST OF THE HUMAN RACE WANTS TO EDUCATE THROUGH HEALTH INITIATIVES AND MEDICAL TECKNOLOGY HOW TO PREVENT PREGNANCY IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND GUIDE AND HELP GIRLS WHO WOULD RATHER CHOOSE TO BRING A CHILD INTO WORLD , TO ASSIST THEM IN THIER STRESSFUL TIME TO GIVE THEM ALTERNITIVES OF KEEPING OR GIVING WITHOUT GUILT.THE GIFT OF A CHILE TO A CHILDLESS COUPLE ..
THE MAGIC WORDS ARE EDUCATE, PREVENTION, GUIDE, ALTERNITIVES AND GUILT !
I AM QUOTING ANOTHER BLOGGER NOT KNOWN BUT VERY PROFOUND..

I sometimes forget to check the !@#$%^ Websters which includes ridiculous made-up words like “irregardless” just because people say them. A good word has been lost through misuse but I can’t blame Barry for that.
You win on a technicality.
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:P
I can’t stand when people say “irregardless”. :)
Anyway, I hope he takes the job.