Obama 'makes chief-of-staff move'

[bijou]

A Democratic congressman has reportedly been approached by US presidential hopeful Barack Obama to be his chief-of-staff.

Rahm Emanuel was named by Democratic sources as a contender for the job.

The Illinois congressman is considered a highly partisan politician who served in Bill Clinton's White House.

The BBC's Justin Webb says the McCain campaign say this is an example of the real face of an Obama administration - governed from the left.

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[Wretched Excess]

emanuel is the most rabid attack dog in the entire dem party.  hope, healing, and unity my ass.

[franksolich]

I'm not sure the role this guy played in the administration of the Impeached One, but I recall an article in Spy magazine about him, in early 1993.

For whatever reasons, in the inaugural parade on January 20, 1993, he had a motor vehicle bigger and flashier and more ostentatious than the presidential vehicle, for which Spy commendably mocked him.