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Democratic Last Harrumphs
Rahm Emanuel sounds off in presidential company. Hillary’s Lying History won’t keep.
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RAHM AT THE TOP
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Nobody can say that President Bush doesn’t take bipartisanship
seriously. On Wednesday Bush flew into the Windy City for a
roundtable with citizens and doctors on health-care reform and then
a speech to an Illinois medical association. On the flight were his
Health and Human Services Secretary
Tommy Thompson
and Republican Sen.
Peter Fitzgerald
, as well as
Chicago freshman Democrat Rep.
Rahm Emanuel
.
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No word on whether Emanuel attempted to pilfer any Air Force One souvenirs left in place since the last time he was on board the plane as a senior Clinton adviser.
But Emanuel did take advantage of the free flight to go and schmooze the White House press corps on the way home to Washington. In fact, when reporters peppered him with questions about his opinions on the Middle East, Emanuel demurred. Instead, he badmouthed the president’s Medicare and prescription drug plan — a key reason for Bush’s trip to Chicago — and, handing out his business card, encouraged reporters to call him about his own health-care plan.
“Given his behavior, I’d be surprised if he was invited back,” said a reporter on the trip.
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