Rahm Emanuel's Replacement: Tom Geoghegan Recruited For Congressional Run

Well, it looks like another accomplished progressive may be interested. I'm hearing murmurs that labor lawyer and celebrated author Tom Geoghegan is considering a stab at the seat. To wit, his good friend Rick Perlstein created the Facebook group "Geoghegan For Congress" yesterday. Here's the intro:

Tom Geoghegan, labor lawyer and warrior for justice extraordinaire, may well run for Rahm Emanuel's congressional seat in Illinois's Fifth District. Nothing's official yet--let's recruit Tom to run!

Read the whole story here.

Comments

[GeorgeP922]

Wow, if they put a liberal in his seat it might serve as some good symbolism.

Rahm to his detriment is tied hand to hand to the DLC organization.

Let's face it, if Obama didn't appoint him he would be on many's "10 Worst Democrats" list.

First, he went to war with the Democratic Party back in 2006 over the 50-state strategy.
Well we won 2006, then in 2008 again he was against the same strategy that Howard Dean and Barack Obama were pushing.

Rahm never publicly admitted he was wrong, and instead he and Hillary and others have conspired to have Howard Dean black listed from the party. They told him to step down from the DNC so they could place him, then they gave him nothing.

My question to all readers here, how long will the DLC wait before taking Obama down.

Don't forget, the DLC HATES Obama, Dean, and any other Democrat that puts principle over power.