BREAKING: Rahm to Resign on Friday - Associated Press

[WilliamPitt]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/30/AR2010093001036.html?wpisrc=nl_polalert

The Associated Press
Thursday, September 30, 2010; 11:54 AM

CHICAGO -- AP Sources: Emanuel to resign as White House chief of staff Friday, to begin Chicago mayor bid

[cyr330]

1. Good Fucking Riddance.

He's been one of the chief instigators in pushing Obama to try to negotiate with the Repigs.

[NightWatcher]

GFR +1

[catbyte]

9. Woo Hoo!!!!!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo::woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

I hope the President chooses someone who's a little less of a dickhead.

[disillusioned73]

12. I don't mind a dickhead,

actually I'd prefer a dickhead in that position. The distinct difference is he has to be a dickhead that represents the democratic wing of the Democrat party ;)

:dem:

[MurrayDelph]

32. To paraphrase "Casablanca"

I don't mind a dickhead. I object to a cut-rate one.

[disillusioned73]

33. dING

:applause:

[EFerrari]

2. Poor Chicago. n/t

[VMI Dem]

3. Woo hoo. Sorry piece of shit.

[piratefish08]

4. na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, Good Fucking Riddance

[dave29]

5. Wow, I was just talking with a friend about pinatas

!

[EFerrari]

7. LOL

[WolverineDG]

6. Here's your hat, Rahm, what's your hurry?

Oh & I brought a couple of U-Hauls...need some help moving?

dg

[Canuckistanian]

8. What's taking him so long?

Just go.

[saracat]

10. Who cares? The damage is done and all they'll do is appoint

another DLCer same old same old.And this is not "breaking , but very old news.

[Individualist]

15. +1

[JuniperLea]

16. What a lovely ray of sunshine!

"Friday" is new and breaking, isn't it?

Got a link to that DLC appointment? Or are we just going to start making shit up to be angry with this administration over? Oh, wait... I guess "start" is a poor choice of words.

[madokie]

20. Many of those types here, huh

sometimes I wonder if I didn't get redirected to a whole different place than the real du

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[depakid]

38. Here's not so breaking news: Rahm's behavior has contirubuted to the chances of Freeper candidates

winning en masse come November.

And the likelihood of Obama appointing someone with more progressive leanings is highly unlikely.

If 538's current projections hold, Rahm & Co. should be receiving some thank you letters from them.

[jgraz]

40. The guy's always been an electoral disaster

If we had listened to him in 2006, the Pukes would have held the House.

[depakid]

41. He also had a major role in the 1994 debacle

which if Nate Silver's correct, may end up putting him in the strategic "inner circle" of both of the most devastating Democratic losses of 80 years.

Of course, as the Big Dog himself suggested here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/19/ftn/main6881548.shtml

Losing the House could well increase Obama's chances of reelection in 2012, so it could be that's consideration for some of the more ardent supporters and "hippy punchers."

I've seen people hold much stranger notions and motivations than that over the years.

[saracat]

21. Yawn. Some of us knew this for months and it was announced last week.

And all possible replacemnts have been DLC tyoes but then so is the Admin. Grow up. All I'm saying is this isn't "news" and it doesn't matter as no change will take place.It is about policy not a frontman.

[JuniperLea]

23. Swoon...

Oh, the joy you spread!

I said "Friday" was a new bit, didn't I?

Grow up? Moi? Ahh... you really are just too much to resist!

I'm so glad your crystal ball works so well. The future is revealed to the rest of us at a much slower pace.

Smooch!

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[tavalon]

50. We all know it isn't new news but it became official today

so we're all saying goodbye and good riddance. He was a fucking retarded choice and maybe, just maybe, someone less mercenary will be appointed. Not likely but a girl can hope.

[CBR]

34. I hope he appoints Mark Penn!!! nt

[girl gone mad]

37. The record would certainly indicate as much.

:(

[WillyT]

11. See Ya !!!

:kick:

[slay]

13. Just hurry up and leave already

haven't you given Obama enough bad advice already Rahm - just leave you scumbag. I hope he loses BIG TIME in his run for mayor.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

14. GFR. KNR. NT

[lame54]

17. There should be a DU exception...

that we can rec this more than once

[dogday]

18. AFT n/t

[Nordmadr]

19. There is a God! N/T

[rocktivity]

22. I'll believe it when it actually happens.

I've never liked the idea of the Obama Oval Office having a DLC gatekeeper. This will energize the base ten times over. And, incidentally, why would he make a good mayor?

:headbang:
rocktivity

[deutsey]

24. It's supposed to be a sunny day tomorrow

Now I see why.

[Tatiana]

26. Presidential "listening tour" and Rahm's leaving? Hmmmm.....

Everyone notice the President targeting the Republican Tea Party more directly of late?

I don't think it's coincidence.

So long, Rahm. Better late than never.

[Individualist]

27. Election only five weeks away. Hmmmm....

[laughingliberal]

43. I did notice. :) nt

[KittyWampus]

28. Rahm did a good job as CoS and is leaving at just the right moment.

I'm LOL at the Obama sucks crowd.

[DefenseLawyer]

30. Well...

Bye...

[rocktivity]

31. So, Chitown DUers

Just how IS the Rhamn-y mayor-y thing working for ya--and for Chicago in genera?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=150x18477

:shrug:
rocktivity

[aikoaiko]

36. I'm glad to see him go but my happiness is tempered by one thing....

...the next guy may be worse.

[JohnnyLib2]

39. Most reasonable comment on the thread!

No love here for Emanuel, but to assume that a new person in that critical position is a panacea is naive. Fingers crossed for an improvement.

[tavalon]

51. Nope, no such naivete here, but I just want to enjoy this little moment nonetheless

[laughingliberal]

42. Way time for him to go! nt

[donheld]

44. May the door hit him in the ass really hard on the way out.

[TBF]

45. As the youth say --> WOOT! nt

[mahina]

46. Let me be the first to wish you all a happy Rahm Emanuel day.

One day early.

[Dr Morbius]

47. Several thoughts.

Thought the first: Rahm Emanuel isn't likely to win the mayoral bid. He's a big cheese in Washington, but he's been away a while. There are a lot of locals with ambitions to equal Emanuel's, and they've been here doing ground work for years.

Thought the second: Rahm Emanuel was never interested in making friends. He has a political style which can most kindly be described as "vicious." Again, this may well be successful in DC politics, but won't lead to a lot of local support.

Thought the third: even if the President's new CoS is not of the left, if he or she is at least a nicer person; for example, not given to attacking anyone who disagrees; it has to be an improvement for the nation.

Last thought: any way we can arrange for the White House door to hit Rahm Emanuel in the ass on the way out?

[tavalon]

48. Today wasn't shaping up to be a great day

but how can any day that starts with Rahm Emanuel resigning be anything but good?

[The Uncola]

49. As much as I'm...

... pleased that this little jerk is leaving, I'll hold my applause until I see a real difference in how this Administration starts addressing the issues that affect those of us that have been shit on, so far. I'm guessing, now that they have let the iron get ice cold, they will pretend that,"We are trying to strike, but damn, you 'fucking retarded' lybrals let us down on election day. Sorry, we can't do anything now."

[bvar22]

52. Rahm may be gone, but his odor will remain for a long time.

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