Let's all not forget that COS is an administrative position, that the job is to organize and implement the President's agenda and control the flow of things and people which go in and out of the Oval Office. Except as that control can influence the POTUS, which I am confident Obama will not allow to be too restrictive, it is not a policy position.
The important thing to know about Rham is that he is smart, organized and tough. His policies and his ties to Israel matter much, much less.
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