Rahm Emanuel - The REAL Power Behind The Throne - Says NYT
Although relentlessly deferential to the president, Mr. Emanuel is clearly more chief than staff. While some predecessors husbanded their authority, lest it be diluted, friends said he believed the more someone used power, the more power that person had.
The American people did not elect this man, they know very little about him and they certainly do not understand the huge power he wields.
Read the whole thing here.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/us/politics/16emanuel.html?pagewanted=3&_r=3&hp
