{"id":109,"date":"2008-11-06T12:37:01","date_gmt":"2008-11-06T12:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/2008\/11\/breaking-rahm-accepts-chief-of.html"},"modified":"2008-11-06T12:37:01","modified_gmt":"2008-11-06T12:37:01","slug":"breaking-rahm-accepts-chief-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/2008\/11\/breaking-rahm-accepts-chief-of.html","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Rahm accepts Chief of Staff job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emannuel Rahm has accepted Obama’s offer<\/a> to be Chief of Staff:<\/p>\n

“The chief” is sometimes known as the second most powerful person in
\nWashington. The job has vast authority, as the boss of the hundreds of
\naides who work directly for the president, a public face of the
\nadministration on television, and a negotiator and salesman on Capitol
\nHill. <\/p>\n

The appointment was the first Obama offered after his election, and
\nEmanuel pondered the opportunity for about 24 hours. Friends said
\nEmanuel accepted the job because he thought it was important to serve
\nthis historic administration despite the potential strain on his wife,
\nAmy Rule, and their three children, who live in the Chicago area.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s pretty disingenuous of some Republicans to gripe<\/a> that Rahm’s selection is somehow antithetical to Obama’s intention to  change the political climate. The COS is not a negotiator, but the President’s representative and advocate for his policies, and so needs to be a forceful and assertive voice. Plus, Obama is signaling that he will maintain order and discipline in his Administration staff by choosing Rahm, which will be very good for leak control. This is a supremely competent pick for the role. <\/p>\n

And of course, it has the added bonus<\/a> of making some conspiracy theorists’ heads explode:<\/p>\n

So the President-elect who the Internet and my uncle say is a closet
\nMuslim madrasa alumnus is poised to name a Congressman who the Internet
\nand my uncle says is a top Mossad double agent as his White House Chief
\nof Staff.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

heh.<\/p>\n

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