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ellisonz

(27,711 posts) Sat Jan 28, 2012, 01:50 AM Jan 2012

Bill Daley Returns to Chicago

By Lisa Balde
| Friday, Jan 27, 2012 | Updated 11:08 PM CST

Bill Daley reportedly celebrated his last day at the White House Friday with a mini-Taste of Chicago.

The former White House chief of staff flew in hometown eats for a lunchtime surprise party for staffers, Daley told the Sun-Times' Michael Sneed. The spread included Lou Malnati’s pizza, Garrett Popcorn and Eli’s Cheesecake.

Daley, the chief of staff successor to Rahm Emanuel, stepped down earlier this month to spend more time with family. Budget director Jack Lew leads the West Wing staff in his place.

Daley submitted his resignation to the president in a private meeting with Obama in the Oval Office. Obama said Daley told him it was time to return to "our beloved hometown, Chicago."

Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Bill-Daley-Last-Day-Chicago-Pizza-138206784.html#ixzz1kjHOvBgA

Why do you think Daley resigned? You gotta wonder what that conversation was like...

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Bill Daley Returns to Chicago (Original Post) ellisonz Jan 2012 OP

But not in handcuffs. BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! nt DCKit Jan 2012 #1

How utterly tonedeaf. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #2

I think that about... ellisonz Jan 2012 #3

da boys were out in full force to greet da boss stockholmer Jan 2012 #4

I'm glad that do-nothing is out of the White House kysrsoze Jan 2012 #5

One of Obama's more puzzling appointments (EOM) Owlet Jan 2012 #6

He was Howard Dean's fave choice for the job frazzled Jan 2012 #7

DCKit

(18,541 posts)

1. But not in handcuffs. BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! nt

Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 01:51 AM

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Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)

2. How utterly tonedeaf.

Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 01:57 AM

Jan 2012

Flew in lunch?

Good grief.

ellisonz

(27,711 posts)

3. I think that about...

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 02:06 AM

Jan 2012

...sums up Bill Daley's year in the White House. It took them until December to stand up to the Republicans on a whole host of issues. One thing you have to give Rahm credit for, is that he would have been busting heads if the GOP pulled some of the crap that they did this last year. IMHO good riddance to Bill Daley...tone deaf to the max.

stockholmer

(3,751 posts)

4. da boys were out in full force to greet da boss

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 02:14 AM

Jan 2012

kysrsoze

(6,019 posts)

5. I'm glad that do-nothing is out of the White House

Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 03:13 AM

Jan 2012

How much more impotent can one be?

I'm from Chicago, and I am NO FAN of either Daley brother.

Owlet

(1,248 posts)

6. One of Obama's more puzzling appointments (EOM)

Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:40 AM

Jan 2012

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

7. He was Howard Dean's fave choice for the job

Reply to Owlet (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 01:17 PM

Jan 2012

and came with huge endorsements from John Kerry and Al Gore.

Former DNC chairman and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean said Wednesday that William Daley would be a "huge plus" for the Obama administration if he is tapped to be the president's new chief of staff.

Dean praised Daley as someone "who knows Washington, but he also is not of Washington." At the same time, the former presidential candidate excoriated Obama's senior staff.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/136061-howard-dean-endorses-daley-for-chief-of-staff-says-adult-needed-in-administration

Goes to show you what those guys know.

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