Rahm Emanuel is the new DCCC chair

The Note claims that Rahm Emanuel will replace the late Bob Matsui as chair of the Democratic Campaign Committee. I've yet to see this report elsewhere. Here's what the Note says: "Dionne gives huge play to a plan by new DCCC chairman Rep. Rahm Emanuel and Gene Sperling to finance private retirement accounts for workers without pensions separately from Social Security by stopping the total repeal of inheritance tax and using that money for the accounts."

Emanuel was the national campaign director for the DCCC in 1988, when Democrats picked up three seats even though Bush won in a landslide. He was the national finance director for Clinton's successful 1992 campaign, during which he raised a then stunning 90 million dollars. He went on to work in the White House and replaced George Stephanopoulus when he quit. He was elected to congress in 2002.

Any thoughts?