This is my response to a GQ Men Style article, "Kiss the Ring", for Rahm Emanuel.
A somewhat oversaturated piece written about Rahm's supposed winning strategy and his co-team member James Carville.
This article is a must read-if anything, an eye opener (if they weren't already).
http://men.style.com/...
After reading Ryan Lizza's very detailed, however very colored account of Rahm Emanuel, I was wondering if you were doing a follow up piece of equal persuasion on the Chairman of the Democratic Party.
I appreciated the detail and it afforded us to read between the lines of misdirected glowing praise for Rahm (no one calls him Emanuel), but it is still incorrect if he misrepresents facts as this even clearly pointed out. If the Democratic Party relied on Rahm, his methodology, spending and handling, the Democrats would have been declared ultimate losers. Hand picking (only) 22 seats to be competitive and spending all your money against the grassroots choice, then pouring countless amounts in to those few races and refusing to give others, then having only 8 out of those 22 win, is hardly worthy of glowing praise for a man who wants to be King.
I understand some of these facts were pointed out in a half truth sort of way, but people only who follow (Washington) politics will be picking that up.
Thank goodness that Chairman Dean laid out such winning strategy to pick up so many seats, despite Rahm's attempts.