Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's school "reforms" cause problems in ranks of the Dems

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm's school "reforms" cause problems in ranks of the Dems:

Rahm's school "reforms" cause problems in ranks of the Dems

by Mike Klonsky

Rahm Emanuel is mayor of Chicago for two reasons. One -- he was given a multi-million-dollar campaign war chest by a handful of billionaire Koch Bros. types. Two -- he rode back into town on the good will engendered by his time in Barack Obama's White House.

A interesting sign that that good will has rapidly eroded is the appearance this morning of Sen Nancy Pelosi at Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH headquarters. Pelosi will address a packed house at PUSH and then endorse Cong. Jesse Jackson, Jr. It was only a week ago that Rev. Jackson lambasted Rahm school closings,