My dream job in the Obama administration

Posted By Daniel W. Drezner Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - 3:56 AM Share

Ever since Barack Obama was elected, I've received myriad queries about whether I'm going into the administration. And, for a variety of reasons, my answer has always been, "no, not interested."

After reading Ryan Lizza's profile of Rahm Emanuel in The New Yorker, however, I must confess that there is one job that I would do for free:

I noticed that over [Emanuel's] left shoulder, on the credenza behind him, was an official-looking name plate, which he said was a birthday present from his two brothers. It read “Undersecretary for Go F**k Yourself.”

Now that's my kind of job. It's a bit senior for me, though. If asked to serve, I would consider the stepping stone to that position -- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Eat S**t and Die.

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SOSINMD

10:49 PM ET

March 4, 2009

I would like to be Chairman

I would like to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Kiss my A$$

BLUE13326

3:11 AM ET

March 5, 2009

“Undersecretary for Go F**k

“Undersecretary for Go F**k Yourself.”

Sounds like Obama's message to anyone who planned on retiring in the next 10 years.

But, hey, if someone has to postpone their retirement as a result of losses to their savings caused largely by Obama's policies, so that they don't leave the workforce when they planned, maybe that means that their job has been "saved" by Obama...

ELI RABETT

4:18 AM ET

March 7, 2009

You have seen this

You have seen this video perhaps