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It's said that Barack Obama has chosen to go the good cop/bad cop route in running his White House.(The Week)(Brief article)
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December 01, 2008 |
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It's said that Barack Obama has chosen to go the good cop/bad cop route in running his White House. Under this scenario, Obama is the good cop. (We're skeptical, but will wait to see.) The bad cop is his new chief of staff, Illinois Democratic Rep. Rahm Emanuel, once famously described in the Washington Post as "a wiry-thin, foul-mouthed ballet dancer from Chicago." There's no doubt the tough-talking Emanuel will push hard to get things done. The question is whom he will push. There are reasons to feel--well, "hope" seems too strong a word, but perhaps we should indulge a little optimism--that some of Emanuel's much-discussed toughness will be directed at members of his ...
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