Temperamentally unsuited?

Emanuel is a bad choice for White House chief of staff, being “neither idealist nor dreamer,” which would disqualify him, but carrying

inside him all the qualifications to be a real screw-up-because he is known for applying an iron fist…flying into rages…throwing around the “f” word four times in every sentence…in being vindictive and argumentative and not to suffer fools gladly.

So argues Tom Roeser.

Furthermore, as White House political director, “he offended enough people — in particular Hillary Clinton — that he was demoted and almost fired,” says Time Mag.

This latter is hardly a damning criticism, but from Obama’s point of view it could be.