Mark Halperin (wingnut) say Obama should pick a "centrist Republican" for Chief of Staff...

[kentuck]

If Rahm leaves. "But he won't", he said.

Someone like David Gergen, I suppose. Nothing like a Republican spy sitting in on every discussion.

However, I do believe the President listens to the advice of the Clintons. I hope he picks a fighting progressive for Chief of Staff.

[Cosmocat]

1. Because this arsehat suggested ...

Bush should picks a "centrist democrat" for COS, right ???

It never ends, the crape the "liberal media generates ...

[Vincardog]

2. To replace the"centrist Republican" for Chief of Staff who is leaving?

[Crankie Avalon]

3. So many of his picks so far actually seemed a lot like "Centrist Republicans" already, didn't they?

[gratuitous]

4. If not Gergen, then maybe Dick Morris?

Really and no shit: What's the point of winning of a fucking election if the personnel are going to remain the same? I didn't vote Democratic so that David Gergen could slither his way back into the corridors of power, goddammit.

[bluestateguy]

5. That would actually be an improvement over Rahm

Having said that, I think I prefer a progressive Democrat.

[Ozymanithrax]

6. Halpern is an idiot. Obama needs to pick the biggest Democratic asshole he can find C.O.S.

It is required by the job description.

[Hawkeye-X]

7. I nominate Ben Nelson

only if the governor agrees to put in a Democrat in his place.

[Ozymanithrax]

12. The question would be, will the state elect someone more liberal than Nelson...

or just elect a real Republican.

From my experience, except in unusual wave elections, the majority of the people in any district or state tend to elect someone who they think shares their philosophy. Ben Nelson may be the most liberal Democrat that can be elected there. And I don't think Nelson would want the job.

[LiberalFighter]

8. They should break the mold for Rahm and never try to imitate him.

And stress that the current view of centrist is actually leaning about 10 to 20 points to the right. And provide examples of more centrist views such as Grayson.

[old mark]

9. It might be an improvement....but I'm hoping for a real Democrat.nt

[Lyric]

10. So in other words, he needs to keep Rahm Emanuel?

:shrug:

[joanski0]

11. There aren't any centrist Republicans n/t

[truebrit71]

13. Yes there are, Ben Nelson, Evan Bayh, Blanche Lincoln...

...there's plenty of them...

[leftynyc]

14. The enemy in the office

next to the Oval Office? I don't think so. I used to consider the pubs the oppostion - then I grew up.

[blindpig]

15. Why would he suggest a swing to the left? n/t