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Daley Tapped to Be Obama’s Chief of Staff

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Posted on Jan 6, 2011
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For his next act, President Obama has made a replacement for former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel appear, and it’s none other than William Daley, another member of Chicago’s Daley political dynasty—and one with close ties to Wall Street.  —KA

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Daley—who served in the Clinton administration and ran former Vice President Al Gore’s presidential race—came highly recommended by trusted White House figures. He traveled extensively with Vice President Biden during the 1988 presidential campaign, has a long-standing friendship with senior adviser David Axelrod and is extremely close to the previous chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel—who is currently running to succeed Daley’s older brother Richard as mayor of Chicago.

[...] In tapping Daley, Obama may achieve multiple goals. A lawyer who now serves as Midwest chairman of J.P. Morgan Chase, Daley could help restore the administration’s frayed relationship with Wall Street and the business community and speak credibly on the economy, Obama’s declared focus over the next two years.

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By rend, January 7, 2011 at 2:28 pm Link to this comment
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needs their money to hold the white house.

so glad I didnt vote for him and dont have to wear the future disappointment that was so
obviously written all over his election.

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By SteveL, January 7, 2011 at 12:59 am Link to this comment

Does anyone seriously think that Obama is putting people he does not agree with
in influential places?

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By michigan charter fishing, January 6, 2011 at 9:04 pm Link to this comment
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I heard Obama tell us how we need to compete in a world
economy. When we are condemning the American working
class to the Chinese labor standard of living, I have
to wonder who the teams are.

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By G.Anderson, January 6, 2011 at 7:40 pm Link to this comment

I remember president Obamas inauguration. The atmosphere, the sense of excitement
and almost awe that people had. Millions of people all across this land had come
together and produced a miracle, now at last we had hope things were going to change,
to get better. What’s important to remember about that day is not his betrayal of us, but
that Americans had the power and the desire to create and realize their dreams of
change for this country.  Despite our present discouragement, our power to create
change remains. In fact many more millions of Americans than before realize that this
country must change in order to survive. Now imagine that same inauguration scene of
two years ago. Only this time imagine someone else as president. Who that person is,
we won’t know yet. But what we do know is that we have the power to put them in
office. Someone else who is as committed to change as we are, who is as willing to fight
for it as we are, and who is as willing to jail those who have corrupted this nation as we
are. It could be Elizabeth Warren, or David Sirota, or maybe even Jesse Ventura. But
never forget they serve only by our will, and we the people have the power to change
things. When we the people work for each other then no one can stop us.

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By fearnotruth, January 6, 2011 at 7:26 pm Link to this comment

¿¡¿¡¿¡¿  ...the administration’s frayed relationship with Wall Street and the business
community… 
?!?!?!?

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By rico, suave, January 6, 2011 at 7:23 pm Link to this comment

lasmog:

Ya broke the code.

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By rico, suave, January 6, 2011 at 7:22 pm Link to this comment

patriot10101:

Really now. Move along.

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By lasmog, January 6, 2011 at 7:15 pm Link to this comment

I certainly hope Daley’s appointment helps Obama’s “frayed relationship with Wall Street.”  Because serving the interests of Wall Street should be the primary goal of every US president, right?

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