Business Finally Fights Back (Attacking Democrats!)

Potomac Watch ^ | 10/24/08 | Kimberly A Strassel

[OPS4]

Ten days to election, and they are pouring millions into ads, canvassing neighborhoods, making calls, getting out the vote, enraging Democrats -- all in an effort to turn around a dire political situation.

The Republican National Committee? No. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Martin Kozlowski, The business community is back in politics. After years of contented political gridlock, American companies are now officially horrified at what an all-Democratic Washington intends to inflict on the U.S. economy. The Chamber is throwing its extensive resources at denying the left a filibuster-proof Senate. In doing so, it has stuck its finger in the Democratic leadership's beehive, and is facing retribution.

It says something about the momentousness of this race that the Chamber doesn't care. While the trade group has always been a force, over this decade many businesses have inched back from in-your-face politics. They felt comfortable with Republicans in charge. They felt comfortable with Democrats running Congress, since divided government rarely brings change. They felt comfortable not offending either political party, and not inviting attack by liberal activists.

They do not feel comfortable now. The Democratic Party once respected the need for a healthy U.S. business community. That was in part because business was ferocious enough to demand respect. But a resurgent labor movement has asserted control over the party. And business has been more concerned with PR than principle. This, and the recent financial crisis, has emboldened Democrats to pursue a pure antimarket agenda.

[skinkinthegrass]

Funny the message through WSJ, was just received, tell me where you saw it before.
...in the McConnell - Lunsford Senate Race (KY / OH TV/Radio)
...it could be the same mssg. by a different 527

[Claud]

Barney Fwank sayin ‘Don’t worry there are still plenty of rich people out there we can tax” might have something to do with it.

I don't get Frank's stance on this.

Didn't he run a business out of his basement? /s

[BookmanTheJanitor]

EVERY small business person ought to round up their employees and tell them flat out that if the tinpot commie is elected to POTUS there will be cuts. By cuts I mean jobs. Get it? Got it? Good!

Exactly.

[Dick Bachert]

WHEN THE HELL IS SOMEONE -- ANYONE -- WITH THE MCCAIN CAMPAIGN GOING TO STAND UP AND SAY "BUSINESSES DON'T PAY TAXES, THE COLLECT THEM AND REMIT THEM TO THE GOVERNMENT, PASSING ALONG THIS COST OF DOING BUSINESS ON IN THE PRICES OF THEIR GOODS AND SERVICES???"

Every time I hear Obama or his moronic minions talk about raising taxes on the nasty old corporations, I want to barf.

I'm barfing a lot these days.

[OPS4]

What business would that be? Male escorts?

[Claud]

That’s the one!

[VRWCRick]

It is about time the C of C do something besides try to fill this country with illegal aliens. If they succeed in stopping the Marxist from taking over, perhaps they can be a small part of the way towards forgiveness for their stand promoting illegal immigration.

[jmstein7]

PING

At Last

[Deetes]

BOOM

[Cacique]

bump to the top

An Appeal to Grass Roots America Part 1!

[OPS4]

Socialists, Communists, MSM, be aware!
http://ops4.blogtownhall.com/

[XEHRpa]

> Cavuto FNC says (big) businesses are giving a fortune to democrats.

Don’t “big business” and “chamber of commerce” represent different constituencies? Big business can afford to pay “protection money” to the Democrats to keep/enhance their turf. Small business, on the other hand, gets screwed by Democrats.

[sickoflibs]

Yes! Small businesses are america’s true hero's versus the huge mass of government workers, contactors (high paying jobs) and welfare receipients. In fact Obama was clever enough to lie and claim he wants to cut their taxes

[Ciexyz]

btt

[victim soul]

There’s lots of small businesses and medium size businesses in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce too!!