Thursday, January 27, 2011

The political education of Michelle Rhee - Ben Smith and Byron Tau - POLITICO.com

The political education of Michelle Rhee - Ben Smith and Byron Tau - POLITICO.com

The political education of Michelle Rhee

Michelle Rhee stands off to the side as Washington Mayor Vince Gray speaks to the media. | AP Photo
Michelle Rhee was probably the only person in Washington surprised by Fenty’s defeat. | AP PhotoClose
By BEN SMITH & BYRON TAU | 1/27/11 3:40 AM EST

Michelle Rhee turned up at work last September 13 utterly stunned.

“I really did think he was going to win,” she told her staff of her boss, Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty.

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“Yes, we know you did,” came the reply.

Rhee was probably the only person in Washington surprised by Fenty’s defeat. Even her fiance, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, told POLITICO he saw it coming.

Rhee had already amply demonstrated that she was terrible at politics. The toast of the Washington Post editorial board for shaking up the city’s troubled school system, she now



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