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Accomplishments, he would walk away. no way he didnt come in here and get the job done. >> pete rouse who would replace on an interim basis and let me play what rahm emanuel has to say on his way out the door and back to chicago. >> rahm emanuel such a big personality with strong, i suspected that hes been really out of the mold as far as white house chief of staffs are considered. could he find someone who could help carve a more conciliatory path and a better working relationship with both dem...

Andy carr will be up on the show and he thinks that that is the case because ralm emanuel would give the president a push back and he doesnt think that is pete rouse style to do so. bill clinton ran as a cent tryst and he did well moving to the left. president obama ran as a liberal and won the election. he ran as a liberal and wanted to close guantanamo bay and do more with health care and ralm emanuel got the public option yanked out of the health care bill. if he moves toward his political ro...

Particularly everything at the white house. >> and talking to some senior officials, this is on an interim basis. he certainly didnt lobby for the job, but they wont start the proverbial search today. he already had been working for several months on a transition plan. they know there are going to be so many people who will leave the west wing in the coming months. this turnover is expected, and hes really been the architect of putting the new team in place. >> lets tell you a bet about pete rou...

Loomed. a long-time chief of staff to senator daschle before barack obama and really knows the inside game. but, look, if rahm emanuel was the right chief of staff for the first two years or year and a half of the obama administration when they had control of congress and they could do big legislative things and he was the person who drove that through, it may be that pete rouse is the right person for what is likely to be a very different atmosphere in washington after the midterm elections whe...

Presidents chief of staff, rahm emanuel, is leaving. in about an hour, president obama will make that announcement official. the man whos been his chief adviser and chief hatchet man for the past 21 months leaving to run for mayor of chicago. emanuel will be replaced by peter rouse, the presidents long-time confidant whose demeanor is more like obama himself. calmer, quieter. christina belatoni senior reporter with talking points memo. good morning to both of you. >> good morning, chris. >> he d...