Daley may not run again. Will Mayor Emanuel replace him?

Richard J. Daley was only mayor I knew when growing up in Chicago. I was in my twenties when he died. His son, Richard M. Daley, has established his own stranglehold on the office. But with the 68 year-old mayor's wife suffering from cancer, speculation is rampant in my home town that he may not seek a record seventh term.

One of those who may seek to replace him: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

Ah, the soap opera that is power politics in the City of Big Shoulders! Becoming Da Mare might be the only job other than his boss's that would actually make Emanuel more powerful than he is now.