Rahm Emanuel Could Leave White House In October

TIME:

White House aides are preparing for the possibility that Rahm Emanuel may step down as chief of staff as soon as early October if he decides to run for mayor of Chicago, according to a person familiar with deliberations in the West Wing.

One issue hastening the timing of Emanuel's departure is concern over whether he can build a campaign operation while holding down the second most powerful job in the Federal Government. If he chooses to go forward with the mayoral race, Emanuel intends to be sensitive to the fact that his dual role could create the appearance of using his government office to his personal advantage, say two people familiar with internal deliberations.

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Comments

[ray christl]

10:41 PM on 09/23/2010

The Ronny Reagan Democrat leaves the "just say no" WH ? Bring that big govt. corporatocracy mob influenced polity back home...sweet Chicago mob control of failing America !

[pharmmajor]

09:53 AM on 09/23/2010

How much of the hatred directed towards Rahm is because he's Jewish?

[ray christl]

10:44 PM on 09/23/2010

We hated -disliked Ronny and Nancy "just say no " Reagan,and they aren't Jewish.

[davcrock]

04:53 AM on 09/23/2010

Yea and don't let the door hit your behind on the way out.  So long, sucker.

[ray christl]

10:45 PM on 09/23/2010

Back to Mob-central. Chicago-Chicago my kind of town !

[Catherine Defrancesco]

02:37 AM on 09/23/2010

I think Rahm and the rest of his staff were great when it came to running a campaign and getting him elected but that's where it ended. He needs to replace then all..

[ray christl]

10:46 PM on 09/23/2010

No kidding...it may be too late.?

[Beth Boyle]

02:11 AM on 09/23/2010

Make it so!

[Panas Wiwatpanachat]

10:20 PM on 09/22/2010

Leave already.

[Ozarks]

10:19 PM on 09/22/2010

All this is just window dressing. Rahm was told to go, they are just putting lipstick on the pig.

[ray christl]

10:50 PM on 09/23/2010

This man went after Doctors suggesting medical cannabis for sick and dying patients. He is vile and unfit for office. I think he's REP as DEM charade.

[abbienormal]

10:14 PM on 09/22/2010

That would certainly fire up the base.

[Darcman]

09:51 PM on 09/22/2010

Yesterday wouldn't be soon enough!

[LisaCACO]

08:54 PM on 09/22/2010

rahm could have been a great attack dog for Good, but instead he used his powers for Evil.

so long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye!

[mad as heck]

08:22 PM on 09/22/2010

Here's your hat, what's your hurry? Never saw any of his fabled attack-dog methods turned to any good for the party, and his contemptuous attitude toward progressives spoke volumes.

[47th]

07:57 PM on 09/22/2010

As far as Chicago mayor goes, "Anybody but Rahmjob"!

[Hookedonfashion]

07:02 PM on 09/22/2010

Yeaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!

[paixa3]

05:49 PM on 09/22/2010

Geezuzz, your entire government is one huge clusterph**k

[Kevin Smith 1]

05:47 PM on 09/22/2010

Rahm, please take Tim Geithner with you. Also don't let the door hit you on the backside on your way out. Sorry Chicago, your loss is the country's gain.