CoS however, isn't about Congressional Relations. It's ultimately about managing the staff.
It will have the GOP up in arms and is reminiscent of some early Clinton missteps.
It's about governance and it might not be a good choice.
Are you going to do this for the next four years too? I thought we'd be done after the election.
Get used to it. Democrats hated Bush from the very beginning and Republicans are going to hate Obama from the very beginning.
There's a difference between hating Obama and trying to spin EVERY SINGLE THING.
This isn't spinning. The reaction is there (it isn't mine, BTW). Yes, it could create some problems of perception.
One thing that most posters have wrong is that CoS basically deals with Congress; he doesn't (and Emmanuel has experience outside of the House).
What Emmanuel will probably largely be doing is to exert control over figurehead Cabinet appointees.
