Reply #95: upon further thinking [View All]

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1) Obama is hard to ruffle. He took every single bit of the worstt that the Rovian mud slingers had to throw at him and didn't blink an eye. I don't think for a moment that Emanuel will get the best of him or be allowed to control him.

2) Upthread there was a post with what sounded like good inside info. COS in exchange for helping mend the fence with the Clintons after the primaries.

3) If he disagrees with Obama's stance on Iraq etc and is in Congress, it could be an ugly battle of wills. If he's COS, he serves at the pleasure of the President. 'Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

Not saying they're enemies. Just that it's good to have a COS who knows how to get things done in DC, and sounds like Rahm's pretty adept at that.

Looking at Obama's campaign, I'm thinking he's already about 9 chess moves ahead of us right now.