He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.
— Matthew 26:52
Surely it is folly to suggest that Rahm is getting any less than he fully deserves. When you live your life in politics and have so playfully toyed with so many peoples lives as he has, things just have a way a catching up to ya. There is such a thing as karma.
Obama got elected to his first office in Illinois by knocking his opponents off the ballot. When Obama and Rahm entered the White House they had no interest in working with anyone in any party on any issue. The quote was something like, “We won, they lost.” So much for being a team player.
I guess the issue is that no one should feel bad for Rahm. He’s a big boy and knew what he was getting himself into.
There’s letters seal’d, and my two schoolfellows,
Whom I will trust as I will adders fang’d—
They bear the mandate, they must sweep my way
And marshal me to knavery. Let it work;For ’tis the sport to have the enginer
Hoist with his own petard, an’t shall go hard
But I will delve one yard below their mines
And blow them at the moon.
— Hamlet
More than once Rahm fancied himself Claudius the King. Is it not just fitting that the game he has played so well for years has handed him this moment?
I don’t know how it’s going to end; only the Illinois Supremes do. But Rahm is an excellent politician. This little set-back will not knock him out of the game. It can only delay his entry.