Did Obama contradict himself with first big hire?

Having survived administrations filled with transplants from Little Rock and Austin, the White House probably can adjust to the Chicago way. Still, it’s a concern that “No-Drama Obama” has picked “Rahm-bo” – Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill. – to be his White House chief of staff. As the Associated Press said about the former Bill Clinton adviser: “In contrast to Obama’s collegial style and that of his top campaign advisers, Emanuel is known as a foul-mouthed practitioner of brass-knuckled politics who relishes both conflict and publicity. He once mailed a dead fish to a political foe.”