Rahm Emanuel is a Congressman from the state of Illinois and a major figure within the Democratic Party. He is the new Chief of Staff within the Obama administration. Find more information about Rahm Emanuel here.
Barack Obama is an odd combination of dogmatic ideologue and soulless pragmatist. I've explored this paradox before, and the answer can be found in Obama's early training in the teachings of Saul Alinsky, who focused on the pursuit of power as the leftist's central goal. This integrates the leftist ideology with its pragmatist implementation. The ideology says: more power for the state. The implementation is: more power for me. That's how you get an administration that seems willing to... Read Full Story
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (L) and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (R) smile as they watch U.S. President Barack Obama speak during a news conference in the East Room of the White House February 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Before taking questions from the news media, Obama began his first prime time news conference by urging Congress to pass the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) more pics » White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel... Read Full Story
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Rahm Emanuel Under House Arrest
by Tom Heneghan International Intelligence Expert
Wednesday May 6, 2009
Obama’s White House Chief of Staff, former head of the North American Israeli Mossad, Rahm Emanuel (L), Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Getty Images
UNITED STATES of America - It can now... Read Full Story
Rush Limbaugh
Talk about a power vacuum in the Republican Party. Actually, it resembles a rift in the Republican continuum.
Technically, Rush is a Conservative. You may not agree with his views but, like it or not, he’s a force in the American politics. He possesses political powers and capital that very few can match. He’s the de facto leader of the Conservative movement in America today. You don’t believe me? Name someone else. I dare you.
But watch out! He’s also a very intelligent... Read Full Story
Using web applications like Google Analytics and sitemeter , I can track the web searches that have referred visitors to my blog . Ever since the '08 presidential election and President-Elect Obama's nomination of Rahm Emanuel to be his chief of staff, there have been hundreds of searches for "Rahm Emanuel Kippah" that have landed web surfers to my blog. Apparently, a few mentions of the word kippah (or yarmulke) throughout my blog and a blog post about Rahm Emanuel are enough for search... Read Full Story
On Fullerton avenue a couple of times a week I walk by the Lakeshore athletic club. Out front they have a sign with changing bulletins, including membership specials, the time, date, weather, and so on.
Recently they have been displaying a message that reads “Congratulations to Rahm Emanuel on his Chief of Staff appointment.”
I can only assume that Rahm was a member of the club before jetting to D.C. to become President Obama’s enforcer in the White House. Now, I’ve never met Rahm, but... Read Full Story
- Scott Miller
You knew it was only a matter of time before the statists in control of Congress, with a wink and a nod from Obama, would choose to criminalize politics in this country by going after former members of the Bush administration on so-called “torture” allegations. This just in from the AP:
Obama open to Hill probe of harsh interrogations
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says torture memos reflect the United States “losing our moral bearings.” The president is leaving the... Read Full Story
Life not imitating art
Photo: Carrie Devorah
The “West Wing” crew still gets the presidential treatment wherever they go, but their on-screen personas might not match so closely with their President Barack Obama administration counterparts.
Martin Sheen , Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff visited the Senate on Tuesday to stump for the union-backed Employee Free Choice Act.
The always politically active Sheen is no stranger to playing a president or a White House staffer — along... Read Full Story
Rahm Emanuel, a former aide to President Clinton and Obama’s pick for chief-of-staff, will come back to the White House with a failing record. During his first year in Congress, the Federation for American Immigration Reform gave Cong. Emanuel (D-IL) a 0% rating – with the number reflecting the percentage of time that Emanuel voted FAIR’s preferred position. Other restrictionist organizations that track congressional votes have confirmed FAIR’s assessment that Emanuel is irredeemably liberal... Read Full Story
If this isn't PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE BLAME SHIFTING then I don't know what is. I'm no Gingrich fan but in this case he is SPOT ON! Gag me! Thwarting Iran hinges on Israeli-Palestinian talks Thwarting Iran's nuclear program is conditional on progress in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, according to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Israeli TV reports said Monday that Emanuel made the comments in a closed-door meeting the previous day with 300 major AIPAC donors. Last... Read Full Story
From Spain's Princess Letizia to Italy's Mara Carfagna, the game of politics is no stranger to beautiful, powerful women. Following is a list of women whose influence is matched only by their sheer hotness.
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