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Old 01-09-2012, 01:02 PM
 
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Officials: White House chief of staff resigning *| ajc.com (http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/officials-white-house-chief-1296457.html - broken link)
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Old 01-09-2012, 01:04 PM
 
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Default Daley Out as Chief of Staff

White House Chief of Staff William Daley will quit his post

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White House Chief of Staff William Daley will quit his post this afternoon less than a year after taking the job, sources said, shaking up the White House management as President Obama gears up for his reelection.

Daley, 63, will be replaced by Budget Director Jacob Lew, the sources added.
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Old 01-09-2012, 01:08 PM
 
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Is there a single competent "Daley" on this planet? The name "Daley" needs to be eradicated from politics for infinity.
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Old 01-09-2012, 01:09 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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He was pissed at Valarie Jarret. She was running the show, taking lead after Rahm left.
He said he wasn't needed or wanted.
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Old 01-09-2012, 01:12 PM
 
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He was pissed at Valarie Jarret. She was running the show, taking lead after Rahm left.
He said he wasn't needed or wanted.
Makes sense.....he liked to rule with an iron fist. Apparently there were too many chiefs and not enough Indians. Which I have no problem believing when there's an incompetent White House in serious need of direction.
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Old 01-09-2012, 01:14 PM
 
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More News from the White House...


Officials: White House chief of staff resigning *| ajc.com (http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/officials-white-house-chief-1296457.html - broken link)
I'm guessing he had no choice in the matter.
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Old 01-09-2012, 01:15 PM
 
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Makes sense.....he liked to rule with an iron fist. Apparently there were too many chiefs and not enough Indians. Which I have no problem believing when there's an incompetent White House in serious need of direction.
....rats are leaving the sinking ship......

Obama needs to hit the links and let Valerie and Michelle run the show.
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Old 01-09-2012, 01:37 PM
 
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Default "NAFTA Czar" Bill Daley headed back to Chicago

Looks like this is retirement for one of the most influential people in politics that most people hadn't heard a lot about.

Bill Daley out as White House chief of staff - Lynn Sweet

Seems like Rahm Emanuel is working out in Chicago.
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Old 01-09-2012, 03:36 PM
 
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Default Obama's chief of staff resigns yet again, is quickly replaced by another shady Wall Street banker

Wow, these crooked politicians waste no time do they?

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Bill Daley Resigning: Obama Chief Of Staff Stepping Down
(January 9, 2011)

WASHINGTON — In an abrupt jolt to the White House, President Barack Obama announced Monday that chief of staff William Daley was quitting and heading home to Chicago, capping a short and rocky tenure that had been expected to last until Election Day in November. Obama budget chief Jack Lew will take over the job.
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Daley, a former JP Morgan executive, to be replaced by this guy:



Jack Lew: Obama's OMB Pick Oversaw Citigroup Unit That Shorted Housing Market
(July 14, 2010)

President Barack Obama's choice to lead the White House budget office oversaw a Citigroup unit that profited off the housing collapse and financial crisis by investing in a hedge fund king who correctly predicted the eventual subprime meltdown and now finds himself involved in the center of the U.S. government's fraud case against Goldman Sachs...


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Old 01-09-2012, 03:38 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Oh more of the "evil" Wall Street crowd that the Dems want to tax to the hilt ?

I think Obama has had more bankers on his team than work in the banks !
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