white house today. president obama named bill daley as his chief of staff. the former clinton commerce secretary would mark a new beginning for this administration and send a strong sign signal. the west wing shakeup and what it means for his presidency is our top story. plus, how will this freshman class make its mark in the new congress and when will the battles begin? and watch out, sarah palin. michele bachmann may try to ride that tea party wave all the way to the white house. she s got a new post on the intelligence committee. she s already introduced a bill to repeal the wall street bill. when asked if weighing a run for 2012 for president, her people say it s entirely possible. also, you know how lawmakers have denied the use of earmarks and those bad words? that is quite popular. let s start with the big staff build up at the white house. chuck todd and howard fineman, our friend from the huffington post and msnbc political analyst. here is bill daley. let s list