Rahm and Obama-both part of the Chicago Machine.
November 12, 2008 by Dusty
TAP has an interesting read up that gives us a little history of Rahm Emanuel and Obama with regard to the infamous Chicago Machine, aka the Daley family and their place in it.
I personally have never been a fan of Emanuel’s. He ran the DCCC which hates liberal ideology with a passion as witnessed by the fact that many times they refuse to fund liberal candidates when there is a centrist democrat running for the same office.
Emanuel loves big business. He adores it in fact. He is a member of the New Democrat Coalition which professes it’s love for all things centrist and pro-business. From the TAP writeup:
So why is Obama hiring Emanuel as chief of staff? Probably for the same reason Daley hired him way back in 1989. He’s ruthless, cunning, and absolutely unafraid to be a jerk. In fact, I think Emanuel enjoys being a jerk. Moreover, by being a jerk, I predict Emanuel will do a great service for Obama. By the time Emanuel is finished irritating, humiliating, and infuriating folks in Washington, Obama will look like an angel. People will probably like him even more just because he’s not Emanuel.
That doesn’t make me feel warm and fuzzy, not by a longshot. As a Progressive, I am reserving judgment of Obama until he actually does something as our 44th President. But I tell ya…Rahm doesn’t like liberals, not one damn bit. But he does love the corporatocracy.
And that bothers me…a lot.
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I have had my reservations about Obama for a while. His rapid rise in the political machine could not have happened without some kind of corporate support. The corporations won’t allow anyone to come to the kind of power he has gained, in Chicago or on the national level without pandering to their whims. Emanuel as the Chief Of Staff shows this is true.
A.T…I am trying to put my best thoughts forward on Obama..I want him to succeed. I want our nation to unite.
But that said..I hate corporations and I despise anyone that supports them over we, the people.
Rahm is a tool..and a bully. nuff said.
A tool?
Come on Dusty. You can be more descriptive than that. I do agree with your assessment of his being a tool. I just crave some clarity on which tool. Is he a hammer? Is he a drill? Is he a screwwwwdriver? Or maybe he’s a all purpose tool like a leatherman.
I also hope that our president elect is successful in improving our nation, and the world over the next 4 years although I will be skeptical until I see the improvement.
Sorry HappyTears, a tool is a negative term as I use it here. Its slang for a jerk.
Rahm is a ‘take no prisoners’ kinda guy. Perhaps that what the job calls for, I don’t know really. He just seems to be the opposite of what Obama has been preaching, which is reaching across the aisle and building alliances..something Rahm doesn’t do well…if at all.
I want Obama to succeed. Governing from the center will be a huge change from what we have dealt with the last eight years.
But I am a lefty, so the center is somewhere I have a hard time finding agreement with usually.
Hi Dusty – Actually I knew the use of the word “tool” as you intended it. I was hoping for a more humorous description. So I’m going with Screwwwdriver as Rahm is known for taking delight as he drives home his point and screws his opponents.
Not exactly what we had hoped for from Obama so let’s hope that Obama, and not Rahm, is the driver in the administration. Perhaps Rahm will be useful in guiding Obama away from others dangers, the sort of which Rahm is quite familiar with.
Anyways, thanks again for a great site.
Hi again HappyTears
Rahm is a real piece of work isn’t he? As long as he just ‘keeps Congress in line’ I will be a happy camper.
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