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U.S. Chamber of Commerce backs Republicans who oppose shutdown
Smart Planet ^ | October 6, 2013 | David Worthington

Posted on 10/08/2013 9:12:12 PM PDT by SeminoleCounty

UPDATED The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is preparing to make campaign donations to Republicans that vote to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, putting it at loggerheads with the Tea Party. That is significant, because The Chamber provides a financial counter balance to House incumbents that could face a primary challenger if they support a “clean” continuing resolution to fund the operation of the U.S. government or to raise the sovereign debt that can be issued by the United States Treasury to avoid a default. The shutdown crisis began last week over an attempt to nullify the ACA by defunding it. Republicans have unsuccessfully tried to repeal or dismantle the ACA 46 times.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: chamber; cr; obamacare; supporters
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The US Chamber of Commerce pretty much now supports ObamaCare. No surprise, really, as the Chamber supports Illegal Alien Amnesty, Open Borders, and Trading with the Enemy.

Why anyone hooks up with the Chamber is beyond me...

1 posted on 10/08/2013 9:12:13 PM PDT by SeminoleCounty
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To: SeminoleCounty

They don’t call them the Chamber of Commies for nothing.


2 posted on 10/08/2013 9:13:15 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Still Thinking

The scary thing is that some folks on here think the Collective of Communists are “conservative”.


3 posted on 10/08/2013 9:16:38 PM PDT by SeminoleCounty (Fact Is: GOPe want ObamaCare.)
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To: Still Thinking

The scary thing is that some folks on here think the Collective of Communists are “conservative”.


4 posted on 10/08/2013 9:16:39 PM PDT by SeminoleCounty (Fact Is: GOPe want ObamaCare.)
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To: SeminoleCounty

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has long been a tool of the left.

It’s the Local Chamber of Commerce that representatives care about. The local guys can help get locals to vote, and they are usually much much more conservative then even many of the Representatives from their area because they support small local business and lower taxes.

So all this news is going to do is remove the last layer of doubt about the National Chamber of commerce and it’s loyalties.


5 posted on 10/08/2013 9:18:00 PM PDT by OneVike (I'm just a Christian waiting to go home)
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To: SeminoleCounty

Isn’t that one department that Gov. Perry couldn’t remember?


6 posted on 10/08/2013 9:18:20 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: SeminoleCounty

It’s all about the money. America can go to hell, right boys?!


7 posted on 10/08/2013 9:19:35 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The DemocRAT Pahtay! Spending our grandchildren's future, today!)
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To: SeminoleCounty

They hook up with the Chamber of Commerce because the CofC especially at the National level is the watering hole for corporate pigs of industry. I doubt any level of CofC truly represents ordinary citizens it is all for business ,not street Joes.


8 posted on 10/08/2013 9:21:48 PM PDT by noinfringers2
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To: OneVike

Unfortunately a lot of the local C of C are influenced by the national group. The local chapter here in Orlando area also pushes Illegal Alien Amnesty


9 posted on 10/08/2013 9:24:07 PM PDT by SeminoleCounty (Fact Is: GOPe want ObamaCare.)
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To: SeminoleCounty

Nothing like a good game of “$hutdown” to bring all the roaches into the light.


10 posted on 10/08/2013 9:29:16 PM PDT by madison10
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Because Zero had a public spat with them in 2009/2010. People automatically assumed the Chamber were the good guys.

Not so much.


11 posted on 10/08/2013 9:30:04 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (If you don't stand up, you don't stand a chance.)
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Chamber loves Obama...Obama supports Illegal Alien Amnesty, Open Borders, and Free Trade. Chamber’s Big Business Socialists also love ObamaCare


12 posted on 10/08/2013 9:34:07 PM PDT by SeminoleCounty (Fact Is: GOPe want ObamaCare.)
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To: SeminoleCounty

Thisis why I parted company with them years ago.


13 posted on 10/08/2013 10:01:33 PM PDT by stevem
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Money is EVERYTHING to politicians and the DC establishment...Because almost all of them are lawyers the’ve learned how to steal with a pen instead of a gun. Get regular guys into politics and minimize the lawyers (who are usually born with silver spoons in their mouths and have no cluewhat it feels like to be poor) and you will get rid of a large percentage of the corruption.


14 posted on 10/08/2013 10:04:10 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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Money from the CoC doesn't have nearly the power that it used to, because as we saw with both the CoC and Koch Bros. sponsorship of Amnesty, even a hundred million dollars in advertising is a complete was of money if you're targeting principled opponents.

The Tea Party delivers money and votes. The CoC delivers only money. That's not enough any more.

15 posted on 10/08/2013 10:09:43 PM PDT by FredZarguna (With bell, book, and candle, please.)
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To: SeminoleCounty

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/10/memo-to-gop-if-obama-wont-compromise-dont-raise-the-debt-ceiling.php


16 posted on 10/08/2013 10:10:53 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: jsanders2001

Open up the H1B visa program to third-world lawyers and watch how fast the demand for “skilled immigrants” implodes.


17 posted on 10/08/2013 10:11:15 PM PDT by FredZarguna (With bell, book, and candle, please.)
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To: madison10

Nothing like a good game of “$hutdown” to bring all the roaches into the light.

Yep...and the COC is scurrying right there with all of them.

18 posted on 10/08/2013 10:16:14 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: SeminoleCounty

They can give them all the money they want. But they can’t buy my vote!


19 posted on 10/08/2013 11:07:52 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: jsanders2001

well I was born with no spoon


20 posted on 10/09/2013 6:31:02 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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