BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
Troy Senik, Ed. ·
January 9, 2012 at 8:28pm
CNN is reporting that President Obama will hold a press conference at 3 Eastern/Noon Pacific to announce that William Daley is stepping down as White House chief of staff and will be replaced by White House budget director Jack Lew.
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Sep '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
As Keanu Reeves used to say, "Whoa!"
Jun '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
He's going back to Chicago, where the ethical standards are higher than in the White House.
Jan '11
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
Bill Daley was still WH Chief of Staff?
Dec '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
Immediate thought: what's the scandal?
Dec '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
...being replaced by Obama's budget director. What could go wrong?
May '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
Congratulations, Mr. Daley - your long personal nightmare is over.
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
Line of the week,..and it's only Monday!
Mar '11
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
At the very beginning of the week? No effort to bury it on a Friday? Particularly after all the holidays are over?
This officially qualifies as Deeply Weird.
Jun '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
My guess is that Obama blatantly lied to him. For a Chief of Staff, that's the final straw. They'll put up with a lot, but not that.
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
Not particularly surprised. In November, the WSJ reported that Bill Daley had ceded day-to-day management of the West Wing to Pete Rouse. It basically seemed like a demotion then that they were terming a "shift of roles" just to save face.
Jul '11
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
Perhaps, but I also suspect life with Val Jarrett and Meesh isn't all that fun either.
Jun '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
I heard Daley speak to a small gathering back in the nineties when he was in Clinton's cabinet. Based on that one experience, I was impressed that he had talent and at least the appearance of some ethical standards.
Given that, when he became Obama's chief of staff, it didn't seem like a good fit. I too hope the "real" story gets told, the sooner the better.
Sep '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
He presided over the dramatic shift to the "right" that was predicted when the President appointed him...if that was a shift right it wasn't even Stalin to Trotsky. I think I read somewhere that he'd run afoul of Harry Reid and gotten used by that wonderful paragon of statesmanship. One can only hope it reduces their effectiveness somehow.
Dec '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
Bill Daley was the Chicago pol I mistrusted least in the White House... and he's a Daley!
Sep '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
I'm surprised Obama's environmental lobby hasn't kicked up more of a fuss about the noxious fumes coming from the bus the President just threw him under. Its like a sauna under there.
Aug '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
Harvard, developed the Americorps ( most recent attempt at government press gangs for urban youth ), and a Clintonista. Probably a good campaigner too, because this is all about the campaign and executive power grabbing. This is your man for that. Orszag evidently had a personal life or two to attend to, so Jacob stands ready.
And as a former COO of Citigroup Alternative Investments, the 1% is very well represented.
Apr '11
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
I felt when Daley was recruited he was going to be Obama's Wall Street fundraiser. Perhaps the downtrodden banking industry doesn't have the finances to make beg donations to the President's campaign?
Mar '11
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
It could be that that was the plan. It doesn't sound like it was working out though.
Since nothing is ever Obama's fault (the ceaseless demonization, the endless new regulations, etc.), Billy goes under the bus.
They're going to need to replace the shocks on that thing pretty soon.
May '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
All together now:
Won't you go home, Bill Daley?
Won't you go home?
You've whined the whole year long.
Go see your family, buddy,
Your time here's spent.
I know I've done you wrong.
You know I'm to blame
Now, ain't it a shame.
Bill Daley, won't you please go home?
Aug '10
Re: BREAKING: Bill Daley Out as White House Chief of Staff
How ever said this guy could cook ? I guess I thought the Obama's could afford a much better Chef of Staff ? How about that Alice Walker ? My SF friends tell me she is a top chef out there.