UPDATED — BREAKING NEWS: Obama Chief of staff, Bill Delay to resign

Wow. This is a shock:

William Daley is resigning as White House chief of staff and budget chief Jack Lew will take his place, President Obama will announce Monday, Fox News has learned.

Daley entered the White House a year ago after Rahm Emanuel left to become Chicago mayor, replacing Daley’s retiring brother, Richard Daley, in that post.

Obama was to announce the change in a statement Monday afternoon. The change will be effective at the end of this month. —Source: Obama Chief Of Staff Bill Daley To Step Down | Fox News

I wonder if the book had anything to do with it?

I will add this, if I find anything else out.

Update: Hmmmmmmm:

WASHINGTON– When Michelle Obama worked in Mayor Daley’s City Hall in the early 1990s, she was “distressed” by how a small group of “white Irish Catholic” families — the Daleys, the Hynes and the Madigans — “locked up” power in Illinois.

And as she prepared to become first lady, Mrs. Obama naively wanted to delay a move into the White House for six months, so her daughters could finish the school year. Her initial thought was to “commute” to the White House from her South Side home.

And Marty Nesbitt, one of President Obama’s best friends, had been recruited to run for Chicago mayor by African-American leaders — but never ended up challenging Rahm Emanuel, who was Obama’s chief of staff who went on to win City Hall.

Details about Mrs. Obama’s initial reluctance to embrace her new life, her time in City Hall, the influence she has in the White House, tensions between Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett, Emanuel and former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs — are in a new book about the first couple by New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor.

…and yet, we white people are the only ones who can be actually racist. Funny how that works, is it not?

Update #2: Now a Memeorandum Thread.