There are reports now that Rahm Emmanuel is leaving the Chief of Staff position after the midterm elections. He probably wants to spend more time have naked shower fights in the private sector.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is expected to quit as soon as this year because he’s fed up with the “idealism” of President Obama’s inner circle, a British newspaper reported early today.
“I would bet he will go after the midterms,” a Democratic consultant told the Telegraph. “Nobody thinks it’s working, but they can’t get rid of him — that would look awful.”
The consultant added that Emanuel is trying to line up the right job offer to explain his departure, but “the consensus is he’ll go.”
Speculation in Washington has been building for months about divisions between Emanuel and other Obama confidantes.
Fairly or unfairly, Rahm Emmanuel has been blamed for some of the strategy that came from the White House. Personally I think he’s probably got a different style than President Obama – more “win at any cost” rather than ideological. Emmanuel, however, will probably be remembered as a COS who was very effective at getting President Obama’s agenda through Congress.
I’m not seeing this report in major media news outlets yet. Is it just a rumor or do you think it’s true?