the first time that william daley was about to be introduced to the nation to a president appointing him to a very senior job, the announcement ended with a clatter, a lot of hullabaloo. the man fainted. >> fighting in the d.c. 3, 50 years old, without windows. i won't do it again. to those on my congressional staff, those that are accompany me on these -- is he all right? >> i think he's fine. he fainted. >> he was indeed, okay. that was 1996. president bill clinton was announcing bill daley as the nation's next commerce secretary. down he went. today president obama introduced mr. daley as the next white house chief of staff. nobody fainted. if you did hear a thump early this afternoon when this choice was being announced, it might have been the president's base. liberals across the country