My dream job in the Obama administration
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 ...
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."
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.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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