Teammates

Rahm & Ed . . .

The Battling Bickersons they are not!

Bosom buddies: Political pundits who predicted Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Council Finance chairman Ed Burke would be at each other's throats after Rahm took office — got publicly disavowed of that opinion Thursday morning at a Misericordia breakfast fund-raiser.

◆ To wit: While fielding an audience question: "Why can't the state get it together?" Mayor Emanuel responded with a grin: "Well, for one thing, they don't have a great finance chairman like I have."

Rahm 'em . . .

A private Mayor Rahm Emanuel broke one of his rules Thursday morning during the Misericordia breakfast by sharing personal stuff.

In response to an audience question "How do you chill out?," the mayor stated:

◆ The family gets together every Friday night. "I get home by 5 p.m. (in honor of the Jewish Sabbath) and we light a fire in the fireplace," he said.

◆ The family has a favorite game. "We are major Scrabble players and give new meaning to the word competitive."

◆ The family gets ranked by a "star" system. "We have a 'star plate' given out at dinner time," said Rahm. "It's given to the one who has done something really special that week. Dad never gets the star plate."

◆ The name thing: Rahm said he and his brothers Ezekiel and Ari are all named after Israeli War of Independence heroes who had no families.

◆The roast thing: After being razzed about Rahm's new city water tax by Misericordia's maestro, Sister Rosemary Connelly — the nun he claims "scares me s---less" — Rahm countered with a promise to help raise funds by coming to next year's fund-raiser.

Getting the Sacks . . .

A man on the move: Sneed is told gazillionaire/Dem fund-raiser Michael Sacks, who employs former Mayor Richard Daley's son-in-law, Sean Conroy, and has an office this/close to Daley's compound at 900 N. Michigan Ave., also is Mayor Emanuel's top adviser. "He's brilliant and he's the man," said a top Sneed source.

The Cain mutiny . . .

Word is GOP presidential embarrassment Herman Cain, who has been linked to kinky relationships, is called "Herm" by former veep presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

◆ Hmmm: Wonder what she calls him now? Worm?

Merry merry . . .

The dog house at the White House: He who barks first has netted numerous Christmas decorations.

◆ Translation: The mug of President Barack Obama's family's beloved pooch, Bo, will be a big part of the tinsel tittleation at the coming White House Christmas party.

Bye bye, Harry . . .

Prince Harry, who's third in line to the British throne, finished military training/partying in the Southwest, and returned to England Tuesday . . . leaving behind a wake of detailed tabloid stories . . . minus one.

◆ To wit: Carole Fox, the owner of a pizza joint Harry visited with comrades in eye blink desert town Gila Bend, Ariz., would tell the press only: "He was on property . . . That's the extent of what we're able to divulge."

Sneedlings . . .

Today's birthdays: Aaron Rodgers, 28; Britney Spears, 30; Nelly Furtado, 33; Monica Seles, 38, and Lucy Liu, 43. Saturday's birthdays: Amanda Seyfried, 26; Brendan Fraser, 43; Daryl Hannah, 51; Julianne Moore, 51, and Ozzy Osbourne, 63.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ald. Ed Burke in May. | Brian Jackson~Sun-TimesBrian JacksonSarah PalinCharles KrupaPrince HarryWPA Pool