Is Rahm Emanuel Going to Be Obama's Chief of Staff

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

With Barack Obama's lead growing and John McCain's path to the White House shrinking, speculation is growing about who will serve in an Obama administration as Obama's transition team works behind the scenes.

Former Clinton White House chief of staff John Podesta -- a native of Chicago's Jefferson Park community who now runs a Washington think tank -- is overseeing Obama's already robust transition operation.

Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), another alumnus of the Clinton White House, is advising on inauguration matters, process, personnel and priorities, if indeed Obama wins. On Sunday, ABC's George Stephanopoulos asked Emanuel whether he would be interested in serving as Obama's chief of staff. Emanuel did not rule it out.

Rahm Emanuel(Democrat-Freddie Mac) sure knows a thing or two about the Chicago Way of "patronage".