line it will be pretty much everywhere. i threw this out there on twitter speaking of social media agot a lot of the responses this morning got jason on the show the guy going to sell his last name. what questions do you have for him? michael sandusky says why don t you have pride in your last name that you would just sell it? what you re woo your ancestors think about that. that s the thing. i have actually had three different last names since i have grown up a lot of people their last name means something to elm this. mine doesn t. i have changed mine a couple times. current last name is someone that is not a part of my family anymore. to me, that last name doesn t mean anything. i know it does to other people but i m looking for the new, you know last name. the next thing that s going to take me forward in my life and we will see what s that s going to be. amy wise on twitter she says are you prepared for all the paperwork that accompanies a legal name change? yeah. i have
emanuel. rouse stayed in the background for what turned out to be an oba obama- emanuel love fest. in the last 20 months, rahm has exceeded all of my expectations. it s fair to say we could not have accomplished what we have accomplished without rahm s leadership. i am very fortunate to be able to hand the baton to my wise, skillful and long-time counselor pete rouse. obviously these two gentlemen have slightly different styles. i mentioned, for example, this was a couple of years ago, i pointed out that rahm when he was a kid had lost part of his finger an accident, and he was middle finger so it rendered him
yesterday style. i don t think anybody will disagree rahm is one of a kind. i am very fortunate to be able to hand the baton to my wise, skillful and longtime counselor, pete rusk. pete also more than three years of experience, will serve as interim chief of staff as we enter the next phase of our administration. mr. president, i thought i was tough. but as someone who saw first hand how close our nation came to the brink and what you had to do to put america back on track. i want to thank you for being the toughest leader any country could ask for, in the toughest times any president has ever faced. that press conference happening in the east room moments ago. rahm emachine well s replacement for now is pete rouse.
for the past two years, i have begun my work day with rahm. i have ended my work day with rachlt much to amy s chagrin, i have intruded on any day, any day of the week with just enormous challenges. his advice has always been candid. his opinions have always been insightful. his commitment to his job has always been heart felt, borne of a passion to move this country forward and lift up the lives of the middle class and people struggling to get there he has been a great friend of mine and will continue to be a great friend of mine. he has been a selfless public servant. he has been an outstanding chief of staff. i will miss him dearly as will members of my staff and cabinet which he has work sod closely and so well. now, i don t think anybody would disagree that rahm is one-of-a-kind. i am very fortunate to be able to hand the baton to my wise,
always been insightful, his commitment to his job has always been heartfelt, borne of a passionate desire to move this country forward and lift up the lives of the middle class, of people who are struggling to get there. he has been a great friend of mine, and will continue to be great friend of mine. he has been a selfless public servant, he has been an outstanding chief of staff. li miss him dearly, as will members of my staff and cabinet with whom he s worked so closely and so well. now, i don t think anybody would disagree that rahm is one of a kind. i am very fortunate to be able to hand the baton to my wise, skillful, and long time counselor pete rouse. pete, who has more than 30 years of experience in public service, will serve as interim chief of staff, as we enter the next phase of our administration.