http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/11/top_10_facts_you_need_to_know.html?nav=rss_blog
Barack Obama's decision to name Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff ensures that myriad profiles of the man they call "Rahmbo" will be written in the days and weeks to come.
I'd have preferred him as Senator Emanuel, but clearly Obama thinks he has a mandate and wants to get things done. It's a close to ideal pairing, really, Obama, the cool considered leader who sends Emanuel after you to destroy your career and life if you don't deliver.
I think of this pairing as similar to the Kevin Costner, Sean Connery duo in "The Untouchables" Emanuel is Connery, obviously.
The GOP's response?
John Boehner, the Republican minority leader in the House quickly issued a statement about his long-time adversary's appointment.
"This is an ironic choice for a president-elect who has promised to change Washington, make politics more civil, and govern from the center," Boehner said in a statement.
The President Elect's response to the GOP?
"Yeah, well you're not from Chicago."