Rahm disease and cure

EARLIEST KNOW RAHM

“ Yesterday, in light of Rahm Emanuel’s comments on delaying the decision on troops for Afghanistan, I asked: “Are Sunday talk show declarations by Emanuel and political advisor [sic] David Axelrod an appropriate way to announce the considered judgment of the president at this stage of a long Cabinet-level review process? Or is Emanuel end-running the process? Do Secretaries Gates and Clinton agree with Emanuel? Were they consulted before Rahm popped off?” I’ve now been told by an authoritative source close to Defense Secretary Robert Gates that he had no advance warning that Emanuel would be saying any such thing. Update: A former government official e-mails: Sen. McCain and other supporters of the effort in Afghanistan have feared from the beginning of this process that Whie [sic] House politicos were trying to get the pesky military out of the policy loop. Now it appears they are bypassing even the SecDef ... [Bill Kristol cont] ” Odd that this would come to my attention just as I begin chapter 23 [The president's chief of staff - based on Rahm - somehow falls into a wood chipper at Gretchen's  Oktoberfest wine tasting] of my upcoming novel, "Mr. Jefferson Travels  Back to Washington.".  I think I'll give him anal cancer before the great tragedy.