The Sudden But Well Deserved Fall of Rahm Emanuel [View all]

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There is a separate thread on him but it seems to have run its course and I didn't want this to get lost.

For those who aren't fully up on the career of Rahm Emanuel, which reads like just about everything wrong with Third Way Democrats and the Clintons, this is a great New Yorker article. There is the incessant and aggressive fundraising from huge donors, the hawkishness, the contempt for progressives, the corruption, the revolving door between government and Wall Street, the dirty tricks, the incrementalist philosophy of not attempting to accomplish anything that isn't a sure thing, and on and on. I would clip some excerpts but the entire article should be read.

http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-sudden-but-well-deserved-fall-of-rahm-emanuel

The Chicago teacher's union has been calling for Emanuel's resignation over the police shooting of Laquan McDonald (16 bullets in the back as he was walking away) where the dashcam video was only released after 400 days by the order of a judge. Five days later the officer was arrested. Only 17% of Chicago voters believe Emanuel's claim that he had never seen the video. Emanuel has had a long standing feud with the teacher's union because he proposed extending the school day by 30% while only increasing teacher compensation by 2%.

It will be interesting to see if Bernie calls for Emanuel's resignation and puts Hillary on the spot. Rahm, as a soldier, would probably understand it if Hillary has to throw him overboard. I saw him say recently that he supported her and he hoped she still supported him.