The Big Question: How will Rahm’s departure change the White House?

Justin Raimondo, editorial director of Antiwar.com, said:

It depends on who replaces him. Rahm “never let a good crisis go to waster” Emanuel is a smart political operator, one who advised the President not to give in to the generals seeking an expansion of the Afghan war, but Obama isn’t listening. He told the Prez to ignore the left and reach out to the center on domestic issues — and Obama half-listened. We’ll see, now, what direction the administration takes, and a good indication of that will be Rahm’s successor.

John Feehery, Pundits Blog contributor, said:
The White House will continue to drift to the left, and will continue to be out of step with the will of the American people.

Peter Navarro, professor of economics and public policy at U.C. Irvine, said:
Unlike Summers, Romer, and Orszag, he’s probably the one rat leaving the ship that will be missed.  If he thought Obama was a two-term president, he’d be staying …