Rahm Emanuel to be Obama's Chief of Staff

Congressman Rahm Emanuel has agreed to be Barack Obama's White House chief of staff.

What do we know about Rahm Emanuel?

• Emanuel is a big supporter of the occupations of Iraq and Palestine, and he has been pushing to invade Iran for some time.
• He got his place in the House due to his ability to be the Democratic attack dog as the chairman of the DCCC
• He is a hard line hawk aligned with the Right, and with deep AIPAC connections as well.
• Schumer and Emanuel were the architects behind the Democratic congressional takeover in 2006.

Obama needs someone that can get things done on Obama's terms, and not Pelosi's
Republicans might complain that his appointment sends the wrong message from Obama, who has stated that he wants to work across the divide.

The president-elect said he had made that choice because Mr. Emanuel had “deep insights into the challenging economic issues that will be front and center for our administration.”