Axelrod Leaving WH; Emmanuel Likely Next

[Emit]

(CBS) President Obama's inner circle will likely be losing some key players. CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante reports that sources say David Axelrod, the president's closest advisor, will move to Chicago next spring.

Axelrod is expected to reassume his role as campaign manager in Mr. Obama's 2012 reelection bid. A potential, if not likely, replacement for Axelrod is current White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

The dominoes don't stop there. Rahm Emanuel, the president's Chief of Staff, may leave the White House as soon as next month.

Emanuel has told colleagues that he's very likely to run for mayor of Chicago, and that could see him depart the White House in October.

~snip~

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/23/earlyshow/main6893065.shtml

[TBF]

1. They are fallling like flies -

now the telling thing will be the replacements.

[Schema Thing]

8. pretty sure they aren't "falling" at all.

did you not read the article?

[Drunken Irishman]

10. Do you read articles or just the headlines?

Axelrod will be taking over Pres. Obama's re-election campaign.

:eyes:

[TBF]

24. Oh that article is just chock-full of information. nt

[Drunken Irishman]

25. Second paragraph...

Axelrod is expected to reassume his role as campaign manager in Mr. Obama's 2012 reelection bid

[TBF]

26. Yes, I read that. I will be interested to see the replacements.

Warren was a good choice, and I like how he got her in without a struggle in the Senate. That gives me some hope.

[mmonk]

28. So his position will remain vacant?

[SemiCharmedQuark]

13. Third Sentence In: "Axelrod is expected to reassume his role as campaign manager..."

Truly, they are abandoning him.

[FrenchieCat]

16. Why don't we speculate about that based on rumors and innuendos,

and some professional Left guesstimating,
and have a bunch of folks on the Internet
with nothing else to do 39 days before an election
get mad about that, in order to call this administration
a failure!

See, now that's entertainment! :bounce:



:sarcasm:

[displacedvermoter]

18. I am not a very hip poster, clearly,

but do the snarky jumping things and the sarcasm thingee really help get the message out about GOTV and how much good is getting done that the "Professional Left" is ignoring?

[nashville_brook]

27. ...

:rofl:

[displacedvermoter]

30. Now I get it!

[saracat]

19. Hmm. KInd of ironic to see such an avid campaigner replying.

People who live in glass houses and all that.

[ej510]

2. Rahm Emanuel has already begun attacking Jesse Jackson Jr.,

because Jesse Jackson Jr could win the Mayoral election in Chicago if he decides to run.

[chimpymustgo]

5. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s mayoral bid derailed by scandal? (Yahoo news)

By Rachel Rose Hartman

Just one week ago, Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was mulling a run for Chicago mayor and commentators cited him among the top potential candidates to replace Richard Daley.
But this week, such talk seems remote indeed. Now it seems far more likely that Jackson will sit out the mayoral race and concentrate instead on keeping his seat in Congress.

Jackson's troubles stem from new revelations about his alleged involvement in the Rod Blagojevich scandal -- and have raised the specter of a scandal in the lawmaker's personal life as well.
According to a recent Chicago Sun-Times story, Jackson reportedly instructed a fundraiser to offer Blagojevich $6 million in exchange for appointing Jackson to the U.S. Senate seat vacated when Barack Obama was elected president. And on Thursday, the Washington Post highlighted a "social acquaintance" of Jackson's who is connected to the scandal.

Responding to the Sun-Times piece, Jackson repeated his denial of any involvement in the Blagojevich pay-to-play scandal and stressed that no charges have been brought against him. In discussing the social acquaintance, however, Jackson issued a disclaimer that raised some eyebrows. The Post report concerns "a private and personal matter between me and my wife that was handled some time ago," Jackson said. "I ask that you respect our privacy."

Jackson, son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, still remains favored in his re-election bid against Republican minister Isaac Hayes.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100923/el_yblog_upshot/jesse-jackson-jr-s-mayoral-bid-derailed-by-scandal

[mmonk]

3. .

:party:

Bring on the replacements.

[glinda]

21. I agree. Nice to see you back.

[mmonk]

29. Thanks.

:hi:

[young but wise]

4. Wow, what's going on with all his advisors leaving?

[spanone]

6. happens to every administration a few years in....

[Mefistofeles]

17. Andrew Card lasted 5 years. Karl Rove lasted 6 years

Before resigning.

Emanuel and Axelrod would last two years.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

23. Neither one of those was running for mayor of a major city.

[Mefistofeles]

31. The user I responded to did not mention running for mayor as a factor

He spoke of "every administration", (without providing evidence) therefore you are raising an issue that was not part of the disagreement.

Axelrod isn't running for mayor by the way.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

32. No, he's taking on the position of "campaign manager"

[Pirate Smile]

7. Exhaustion.

Around 2 years is normal turnover for a lot of these high stress jobs in the White House - and this was certainly a more stressful 20 months then a normal presidency has to endure.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

15. It's not just that, Rahm has had his eye on Mayor of Chicago forever.

With Daley not running, it's now or never.

[Pirate Smile]

22. True. There is no mystery as to why Rahm is taking off.

[Schema Thing]

9. Well Axlerod is going to run his campaign, and Rahm is running for Chi town mayor.

but you knew that.

[DefenseLawyer]

11. Well...

Bye.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. So, what are we supposed to be mad at Alexrod about?

I mean besides managing a successful campaign?

[SemiCharmedQuark]

14. He's trying to bring back the 'stache.

[saracat]

20. Nothing to see. Just recycling. Sameold same old. If Gibbs is being considered NOTHINg have changed