Politics | Andrew Card Strap In, 'Rahmbo': Bush's Ex-Chief Andy Card explains how to survive in the White House By Michael Roston Posted Nov 7, 2008 7:00 PM CST Copied In this June 6, 2008, file photo Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who has accepted the post of White House Chief of Staff, huddles with then-Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) Rahm Emanuel will have to delegate and be decisive, President Bush's first chief of staff tells Newsweek. But there's more: Serving as President Obama's go-to guy will be "a 24/7 job" that requires sensitivity to "the psychology, emotions and needs of the president beyond policy." At the same time, says Andy Card, policy wonks will push "breathlessly" for their goals whether or not "the climate is receptive to the debate." Card, whose inclusive temperament is unlike "Rahmbo's" balls-up approach, advises him to nurture the type-A personality disputes that inevitably arise. "Contrary to the myth, there is no monolithic thinking in the White House," Card says. "You actually want a healthy tension and contrarian views expressed." Card's only mistake on the grueling job? He wishes he'd "left a year and a half earlier." Read These Next He was an Olympian. Now he's the FBI's most wanted. Disturbing turn of events in case of a teen found dead on a cruise. Driver kills 3, then asks, 'Why should I apologize?' Earhart experts not exactly excited about the latest document dump. Report an error