Podesta: Not Joining New Admin

Obama transition co-chief John Podesta will not be joining the new administration, according to an internal Center for American Progress e-mail obtained by the intrepid journalists at the Center for American Progress:

I am honored to have been asked to help organize the President-elect's transition to a new government. For this purpose, I am taking a temporary leave of absence during the transition period. As I have advised Senator Obama and the Boards of CAP and CAPAF, I will not be joining the new Administration and will return to American Progress after the transition ends