Obama picks Zionist "star" for chief of staff.
Sorry to be the bringer of bad news, but the same crooks are alive and well in obama's staff now. Is this the "change" we have been waiting for? (CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel will bring a "tough-minded" and "pragmatic" approach to the White House when he becomes President-Elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, according to people who know the Chicago, Illinois, native. A Democratic aide told CNN that Emanuel, a former member of the Clinton administration, had accepted the position Thursday. After leaving the Clinton White House, Emanuel was an investment banker on Wall Street and later was elected to the House of Representatives from a heavily Democratic Chicago district. He quickly rose to become the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House. It is Emanuel's combination of experiences -- plus his strong personal relationship with Obama -- that would make him a strong chief of staff, said CNN political analyst Paul Begala, a fellow Clinton vet