Fucking FINALLY. Don’t make Obama look like a tool by waiting forever to accept an offer you knew from the beginning you’d accept!

Does Rahm get his own waterboard?

DUH.
If he hadn’t taken the job, he would be sleeping at the bottom of the Chicago River with a terrorist bomb strapped to his chest and William Ayers at the riverbank shouting “COMMUNIST JIHAD.”

This is a good thing. He’s an ass-kicker.

[re=168956]CivicHoliday[/re]: Exactly — he needs his team to jump in with both feet.

If he really is able to build a political coalition, I think Lugar will end up regretting being such an ass-hat by preemptively turning down a SecState position before it was offered.

Only after he said pretty please.

[re=168965]SuperRounder[/re]:

…or being Obama’s enforcer just suited his skills set better.

It looks like this administration will be run from Jerusalem.

Rahm wasn’t being coy — he just had some Swiss bank accounts to clear out or something. After this, it’s pure steamroller.

[re=168965]SuperRounder[/re]: White House chief of staff offers a lot more opportunities to scream obscenities at people than any other job in government.

Sexxxxxy!

[re=168982]magic titty[/re]: He omitted it before he added it again.

Oh, man this is starting to really sink in. Kick ass! I can’t wait for the stories about all the half-full spitoons, gay porn mags under loose floorboards and hollowed out Bibles hiding baggies of cocaine that will be found, left behind by the previous occupants of the Whitehouse.

“Oh, Barack, you know I shouldn’t… I’ve got a wife and kids now… I need time to think…”

“You bring out the worst in me…” Emanuel coyly whispered, as he grasped the slim Hawaiian’s hand. “I accept. Now take me. Take me, Goddamnit. All the way to the White House…” he muttered, leaning in closer, his voice full of breathy passion, “… take me now.”

And his name shall be calleth,
RAHM!
EMANUEL!
The mighty Dem, the everlasting bad ass,
The CHIEF of Staff.

WaitLemmeThinkAboutItOK!

[re=169003]Servo[/re]: Moderate Repubs are blaiming Palin for blowing the election. Also, Rush says Obama hired a Jew to show he’s not a muslin which means, of course, that he IS a muslin… doh!!

The repub leader-dude that spoke @ some press club deal yesterday said that picking Emmanuel wold signal that Obama wasn’t really changing how things were done in DC, since he has been very very partisan in the House. I say you WANT a strong-willed person as you COS to help ram legislation through, especially if you are pushing bills that your own party doesn’t like.

And the fact that he is a Jew, proves that he is all about fiscal responsibility, because we all know how cheap the Jews are. His next appointment will be to have s Scot appointed treasury Sec’ty. Need a thrifty MoFo running that agency!

[re=168975]Terry[/re]: His father was a member of the Irgun. It shows.

[re=168984]dano[/re]: “Get up off your ass and get the fuck down here! I got shit here I’m fucking tryin’ to pass through fucking congress.”

“Chicago Mafia” just sounds more effective than “Arkansas Mafia” or “Georgia Mafia.”

O come, o come Emmanuel
and ransom captive Capitol (hill)

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee Obama!

O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL

Cool. Okay, everyone, knock off work early. I’ll see you Monday.

[re=169035]azw88[/re]: my ALL TIME fav xmas song!! Love it!

He really only needed like two days tops to mock his brother and kill like, twenty people, before agreeing. This administration is going to be four years of porno for me.

[re=169009]StripesAndPlaids[/re]: Oh thou, that tellest good tidings to Zionists; arise, shine, for thy Hopey has come.

Inquirers want to know what extras he got out of Preznit-elect Hopesman during his stall: a special ass-kicking device? tuition for his kids? a golden muzzle for his wife?

Yeah, I’m a geek, but Bravo has been playing the last season of West Wing all month, and seriously, the writers must be freaking. OUT:

– They based Jimmy Smits character, Matt Santos, on Obama, after he made his speech in 2004.
– Santos wins, so does Obama, two years later.
– The character of Josh Lyman was based on Rahm Emanuel. After the election, Josh becomes Santos’ chief of staff.
– The night of the election, Santos’s older white running mate, who’d also been a mentor and long-time supporter, dies. The analogy to Obama’s grandmother dying the day before the election might be a bit of a stretch, but it was still weird enough for me to go, “WTF??”.

Also, to get back on topic – Rahm Emanuel kicks much ass and is pretty damn hot. If he and Barry are going to be showing up at a lot of places together, we’re ALL going to have to invest in sunglasses just to fight off the glare. I approve.

Joe’s getting a new desk next to Milton’s in the basement

Guess his family was okay with moving to D.C.: http://tinyurl.com/69h9xq

House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement after the announcement that Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) would be President-Elect Barack Obama’s White House chief of staff:

“This is an ironic choice for a President-elect who has promised to change Washington, make politics more civil, and govern from the center.”

I look forward to Rep. Boehner’s reminder that he is now the bottom in this relationship.

[re=168973]problemwithcaring[/re]: That’s what I said about his half a finger!

Hooray! This guy is perfect for Hopey. All you libs who thought this administration was going to be run by the Care Bears need to get over this hire. Rahm Emmanuel is a certified hard ass who will bring it to the Rs and Ds who try to overreach or test this President. Remember, after Election Day Congress cares about one thing…getting re-elected. They have NO vested interest in making Hopey look good (sadly, not even the Democrats). Emmanuel knows that, knows a million secrets and isn’t afraid to use them. For you West Wing freaks, Leo served in the House, as I recall (so did Bartlett) before he became Secretary of Labor. Then he chaired Bartlett for America before becoming WHCOS. Plus, Rahm is about 30 years younger than Leo.