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How short-lived was the Obama campaign's promise of a new kind of politics. One of Sen. Barack Obama's first acts as president-elect was to ask Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, to be his chief of staff [front page, Nov. 6]. Yesterday, Mr. Emanuel accepted the job.
Mr. Emanuel has a reputation as one of the crudest and most profane politicians on the national scene and is known for extreme partisanship. However, he did back President Bush on the Iraq war, being the only Democratic member of Illinois's House delegation to support the resolution authorizing the use of force. He fervently denounced Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) when Mr. Murtha came out against the war. Mr. Emanuel could be Mr. Obama's Dick Cheney.
If this is a harbinger of how the Obama administration will do business, millions of Americans who voted for Mr. Obama are going to be sorely disappointed.
WILLIAM SAMUEL
Silver Spring
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