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Washington Prowler
Anti-Business as Usual
Bill Daley got an earful, which was music to the president’s ear. Plus: Final proof Rick Perry’s running.
BILL COMES DUE
It was not “business as usual” last week for Democrats in
Washington, as members of the Obama Administration and Democrat
Senators fanned out across town for meetings with senior business
executives and business owners holding summer meetings in the
city.
The man who took the biggest beating was White House chief of staff Bill Daley, who met with members of the National Association of Manufacturers and was practically run out of the room by its membership.
“There is a reason that many of these senior executive meetings are held in private,” says a senior NAM staffer, who helped organize the Daley speech and Q&A session, which was open to the press. “What you saw there was why.”
Daley was roasted for the Obama Administration’s zeal in imposing regulations on businesses from virtually every federal agency and Cabinet-level department. Daley, a former business executive himself, was supposed to be the man who was going to fix the Obama Administration’s anti-business standing. But Daley, while talking a good game, has failed to rein in the President and his ideologically driven cohorts in the federal agencies.
Daley’s speech before NAM was met with polite applause, but when the question and answer period started, all civility went out the door, to the point that Daley ultimately admitted that many of the administration’s policies were “indefensible.”
The next day, across town, a group of more than 15 Democrat Senators met with chief executive officers of companies belonging to the Business Roundtable. That meeting was off the record, and by all accounts — at least from the Democrats — the meeting went well. But Daley’s beat down at NAM the day before - and the ensuing national coverage of that event, which once again highlighted the Obama Administration’s continued war on business — was enough that almost every Democrat in the Roundtable meeting asked that the “off the record” designation be removed to show that they were willing to work with business.
The Obama Administration’s war on business, though, isn’t having a negative effect on its fundraising for 2012 — at least in Washington, D.C. Democratic National Committee and Obama re-elect sources say that they have commitments from executives from virtually every major U.S. corporation to host or co-host fundraisers in the coming months.
“At some point, you wish that some executive would show the spine to say, ‘Enough. I’ve learned my lesson, you can’t weigh me down with regulations and expect me to help you get elected so you can do it to me again and again and again,’” says a Republican fundraiser. “But that hasn’t happened yet.”
CLEAN SHEET
It appears that Texas Gov. Rick Perry and his
staff are getting ready to enter the GOP primary race for the
presidential nomination. One indicator: someone on Perry’s staff
has been exceedingly active in “updating” Wikipedia pages that
previously were either critical of Perry policies or laid out
historical facts that could prove damaging to Perry’s campaign. A
number of Texas-related Wikipedia pages have been edited between
June 16 and June 18.
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Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 6.20.11 @ 6:26AM
Rick Perry has the gravitas to put it over the top.
In the meantime, if these business executives shut off the purse strings Congress would react immediately. Many are fools to believe anything anyone from the Democratic Party tells them.
Obama has one goal and he's pursuing it well. Destroy the private sector through any means possible.
Soon, you will see unemployment at 10%, and the band played on.
Gary| 6.20.11 @ 6:47AM
"...D.C. Democratic National Committee and Obama re-elect sources say that they have commitments from executives from virtually every major U.S. corporation to host or co-host fundraisers in the coming months."
Yup, crony capitalism in full bloom. Few people hate the free market as much as major corporation CEOs. Which of these gutless wonders wouldn't want the same deal that GE is getting? What a mess...
Michael Tomlinson| 6.20.11 @ 8:14AM
Good posts Bill and Gary.
Pecos Pete| 6.20.11 @ 8:50AM
Would this be called fascism?
Teaghan| 6.20.11 @ 9:13AM
Indeed it would.
Gary| 6.20.11 @ 10:33AM
I second that.
SpiralArchitect| 6.20.11 @ 12:28PM
Yes, Facism.
So ironic that Obummer has gone so far left he is now at the most extreme right of the political spectrum; Facism.
borninsocal| 6.20.11 @ 3:04PM
The far right of the political spectrum is anarchy, not fascism. Fascism is just a subset of socialism.
JFGalt| 6.20.11 @ 12:37PM
Follow the Money - it tells history's tale more completely than anything else. The rest is BS. Be it politics, empathy, religion, hatred, or nationalism - it's all BS when you look at the money trail.
BD57| 6.20.11 @ 7:18PM
Don't know if it's "crony capitalism" or "protection money."
Timothy L. Pennell| 6.21.11 @ 7:54AM
Obama is NOT Anti-Business. He's Anti-SMALL Business.
The 2 things that all successful DICTATORSHIPS require is the Very Rich, and the Very Poor. The last thing they want, is a Vibrant MIDDLE CLASS.
The RICH and the POOR, are easily Controlled. The RICH, because they have so many Assets. Assets, easily confiscated, if one does not CO-OPERATE with Herr (fill in the blank) Chavez, the Broad in Argentina, Barry Soetoro. The ones that Bend Their Knee, like GE, get rewarded. "We REWARD our Friends, and PUNISH our Enemies."
GE paid NOTHING, in Taxes, on a $50 BILLION Profit, this year. BOEING, who does NOT bend over for the Dictator, is ATTACKED by his Administration. See who got all of the Obamacare WAIVERS. The ones who Bent Their Knee. The biggest SUPPORTERS of Obamacare, got all the Waivers? ) I wonder why they supported it?
The Poor are easily controlled, because they have NOTHING. And will do what is asked of them, in exchange for FREE STUFF. The Black Community, comes to mind.
He's a Marxist, and a Socialist, and a Communist. READ HIS BOOKS! Look at his Justice Department! See how he FIDDLES, while the whole world BURNS. Nothing like a good fire.
He's a DICTATOR.
He's just doing what Dictators do.
oldfart| 6.20.11 @ 7:27AM
"At some point, you wish that some executive would show the spine to say, 'Enough. I've learned my lesson, you can't weigh me down with regulations and expect me to help you get elected so you can do it to me again and again and again,'" says a Republican fundraiser. "But that hasn't happened yet."
They are seriously afraid of the guy and what he and and the EPA, etc, are going to to next to destory the industrial base of this country. I am sure that while these Corporate Executives are giving bribes to Barry they are making plans to move as much of their business off shore as is possible.
Quartermaster| 6.20.11 @ 5:26PM
What they hope to do is buy access so they can try for special favors. Like Hopenchange, that hasn't worked out for them.
Businessmen used to complain that FedGov was not needed in business and they politicos needed to keep out of the way. FDR laughed at them for coming hat in hand during the depression, which was created by FDR and his minions just as the next one is being created by another of FDR's spiritual descendants. Businessmen don't learn. Crony capitalism is alive and well in the US. But not much longer.
Tom| 6.20.11 @ 7:28AM
"When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use." -- Josef Stalin
ray bob| 6.20.11 @ 7:44AM
typical gutless swine; as long as they get there cut of the prize, they could care less as a whole. no others maybe not so, but you have to pay the band or quit dancing ... 2012 will be a chance to see if the people who care vote these power hungry leeches out ..
Melvin| 6.20.11 @ 7:49AM
What the hell do we expect from a bunch of white collar, thugs, thief's, fraudsters and extortionists.
All Bill Daley knows is how to intimidate, and shake down various organizations for money. This is the main reason he has the job that he has now. Because the people were catching on to the other Jewish, thief, thug, and extortionist of Rahm Emanuel. The reason that I mentioned Emanuel's faith is, Rahm tends to wear it only when it politically serves him to.
And where is that Jackass Attorney General. Still driving around D.C. because he can't find his office from a hole in the ground as usual.
Bill Daley doesn't belong in the White House he belongs in prison for fraud. and misuse of city funds.
SpiralArchitect| 6.20.11 @ 12:31PM
List of the top ten corrupt officials 2010:
http://www.uncoverage.net/2011.....ians-2010/
The Ag, Holder is going to leave soon... re: fast & furious
Michael L. Hauschild| 6.20.11 @ 8:20AM
Please go read this.
http://www.americanthinker.com.....cared.html
Occam's Tool| 6.20.11 @ 5:54PM
Yup. Of course, for me, it always goes back to the Demographics issue. By 2030, this will be the number of allies we will have of significance who will not be Dar-es-Islam for practical purposes: India, Canada, Israel, and Australia. All of Europe will be Eurabia by then.
I've told my wife to invest appropriately for an older, sicker, less affluent, hungrier, and more energy starved world in 2030, which is when I plan to retire. That's why we have shares in TEVA and BUNGE, as well as EXXON.
Redstateboy| 6.20.11 @ 8:34AM
Daley's speech before NAM was met with polite applause, but when the question and answer period started, all civility went out the door, to the point that Daley ultimately admitted that many of the administration's policies were "indefensible."
"indefensible".. that'll be Hussein's policies when he faces in debate whatever Republican challenger he'll face.
I'm hoping for a Perry/Pawlenty or Pawlenty?Perry or Perry/Cain or Pawlenty/Cain.
Handy| 6.20.11 @ 5:38PM
"Indefensible."
A great epitaph for Obama's headstone. Perhaps it could be a mass grave for all of his minions, too.
Mike | 6.20.11 @ 8:38AM
Is Rick Perry the man to save American from becoming a bankrupt, atheistic, socialistic Islamic theocracy being overrun by illegal immigrants and where secular humanism, liberalism, the gay agenda and mandatory abortions are ruthlessly enforced by sharia law? No. Clearly, this is a job for Wonder Woman - Michele Bachmann.
Truth to Power| 6.20.11 @ 8:56AM
Lay off the liquor Mike. You can't handle the stuff.
Mike | 6.20.11 @ 9:00AM
Truth,
My synopsis of the sum of right wing fears, as written and talked about everyday, suggests that the liquor is being consumed mostly by those on the right.
Truth to Power| 6.20.11 @ 9:30AM
Mike,
Your reading comprehension is not very good when you are drunk.
Mike| 6.20.11 @ 11:30AM
My reading comprehension skills are fine. You full well know that there are many stories on Fox, on talk radio and in right wing blogs for every theme I listed. All of them aimed at stoking fear.
Truth to Power| 6.20.11 @ 12:10PM
You don't listen well when you are drunk either. Get help before you waste your life away.
Lucky Garnett| 6.20.11 @ 3:37PM
I agree with you Mike. Not sure why everyone is so high on Perry, he's a Rino.
Michele Bachmann is the correct choice and if the Right is too stupid to know it and nominate a Rino like Perry or Romney, our country will deserve it's future of moving more to eurosocial policies.
BD57| 6.20.11 @ 7:28PM
You seem to be implying there's nothing to be concerned about ....
Occam's Tool| 6.20.11 @ 12:21PM
Dear Mike,
Gotta agree with you. As PG Wodehouse would put it---"Michele is very sound on Pekes." Definitely a "Beauty and Brains, all in one Chick," type of woman.
SpiralArchitect| 6.20.11 @ 12:49PM
Ilegal immigration is lessing now that jobs are not as readily available - still a major concern of mine.
Perry is said to not be strong against ilegals.
Quartermaster| 6.20.11 @ 5:29PM
Perry is a Bush Republican. Just the type we don't need more of.
Occam's Tool| 6.20.11 @ 12:25PM
Mike,
what brand of whiskey do you like? I'll try to get it distributed to the Delegates at the Convention.
apnep| 6.20.11 @ 9:00AM
I find it really interesting that everyone else in the country is bidding for Perry when no one in Texas likes him. Texans are loudly crying, "Noooooooooooooo!" to him as a candidate...
John Barleycorn| 6.20.11 @ 9:15AM
The MSM is dutifully hyping the biggest RINO they can find. First it was Mitt, practically anointed the nominee from all the poll data being parrotted. Now along comes Ricky, and you can practically see the rats jumping from S.S. Mitt to crown the new guy king of the repubs.
Teaghan| 6.20.11 @ 9:17AM
And who do those in Texas want to run? Romney the RINO? Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
Michael Bergsma| 6.20.11 @ 5:19PM
I live in Corpus Christi and at least among the Republican leaders, there is strong support for Perry. The only conservatives who seem to be down on him here are the Ron Paul fanatics.
Occam's Tool| 6.20.11 @ 5:55PM
The lemmings of the Paul. I'm sorry for you, Michael.
David W| 6.20.11 @ 9:16AM
What many fail to understand is that many top executives are liberals. They support Obama for two reasons:
1) regulations, even though onerous for them, will help prevent competitors from being successful - at least those in this country (they fail to realize that companies in China and elsewhere don't have to play by the same rules).
2) The executives also buy into the typical Democrap belief system - spread the wealth, diversity, and so forth (though like liberals they do not want to spread their own wealth).
The executives know which side of the bread their butter is on.
Indiana Alex| 6.20.11 @ 10:34AM
Actually, many of them prefer an incredibly burdensome regulatory environment because it limits thier competition. It produces very large barriers to entry, which is why we see so little in terms of job creation.
Mike| 6.20.11 @ 11:35AM
How true. No greater myth exists than the one that businessmen want highly competitive markets.
Indiana Alex| 6.20.11 @ 12:56PM
Of course this environment can only be sustained by the most corrupt public officials. Those who plainly say that they wish to use the power of government to reward their friends and punish their enemies.
And of course, as always this leads to lower living standards, with the working class feeling the most pain.
Mike| 6.20.11 @ 8:10PM
And your position on campaign finance reform and the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court is?
BD57| 6.20.11 @ 7:29PM
Ding ding ding!!!!!!!
We have a winner ....
Handy| 6.20.11 @ 1:46PM
David W,
It is amazing how so many ignoramuses find their ways to the corporate suites. Hardly any of them know anything about business, itself. Most are short-term thinkers, at best, thoroughly corrupt, at worst.
Take Warren Buffet (Please!!!). Talk about "Sleeping With the Enemy." Trump? OMG. He has gone bankrupt so many times, it is crazy. Jack Welch? Sure, he seems nice enough, but he still feathered his nest before leaving GE. That Home Depot guy who ran it into the ground and then fled with the profits? On and on, but they are still touted as brilliant. Even Cavuto still pays them respect.
What we need these days are more Milburn Drysdales and Snidely Whiplashes. And, fewer suck-ups to oily bankers. There is an old saying: You can't cheat an honest man." Jed Clampett could not be cheated, and Dudley Dooright always foiled Snidely.
We need more Jeds and Dudleys in corporate HQs. Only the horse sense that they possessed can keep the evil bankers and politicians at bay.
Petronius| 6.20.11 @ 9:27AM
Koolade anyone?
irish19| 6.20.11 @ 1:43PM
Thank you, but no.
Intelligent Design| 6.20.11 @ 2:30PM
I suggest reading Governor Perry's book titled "Fed Up! - Our Fight to Save America from Washington". It has a lot of revealing stats and info, for example (page 71): "... the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, in which the federal government increased loan limits, insured $300 billion in subprime loans, and gave away money in the form of housing tax credits ..."
He destroys the myth of the Social Security "trust fund", rips up Obamacare and runaway entitlement spending, etc. Perry would make an excellent President, perhaps with Bachmann as VP.
Drunken Sailor| 6.20.11 @ 3:50PM
I could vote for that ticket and not hold my nose!
Handy| 6.20.11 @ 2:43PM
Perry should shoot both Bush 41 and 43 in their heads.
He would win in a landslide.
Pat| 6.20.11 @ 3:57PM
Amusing to read the nonsense this TAS author is peddling. Next April 15th, try sending the IRS a polite note informing them you’re only paying what you think the Feds deserve, and not whatever “amount due” number appears on your 1040 form. In a very short time, the IRS will invite you over for a visit and a friendly chat, get stubborn about complying with their invitation and men wearing shoulder holsters will show up to personally explain your options. And just as it works for you, the “put upon little guy”, large corporations have no options when it comes to obeying the government boys, whether federal, state or local. Their corporate hard assets are out there for everyone to see - in fact, they have large signs spelling out the company’s name over the plant’s gates. Nothing can be safely hidden from the Feds, only drug dealers and illegal immigrants enjoy that luxury.
Fail to donate to the Democratic Party and expensive to comply with business regulations will materialize out of thin air, smiling politicians explain the facts of political life to business folks in this country, men carrying large caliber firearms stand behind these politicians nodding their emphatic agreement, business folks respectfully listen.
Sure, business leaders are periodically allowed to get all puffed up with righteous indignation and take a sound bite out of some politician’s hide, it’s a well-orchestrated show for the media’s cameras and bitterly complain is all they ever can and will do. Let’s drop the childish posturing and admit we have no choice but to support these Federal parasites with certain amounts of our flesh and some of our life’s blood. And I’m looking forward to learning how this author told the IRS to lump it come next April and then what happened to him afterwards – anxious to hear all about his personal “rebellion” and how that worked out.
Handy| 6.20.11 @ 4:54PM
The government is at war with the people. It's high time that we counter-attack. It's our right, responsibility, and even our duty under the Declaration.
Take aim, and share your ammo with others who have good sight pictures.
At the very least, shun all government employees everywhere. Never nod to them, nor say hello. Do not let your kids play with theirs. Do not loan them tools. Pay only half your taxes, and let them sue you for the rest.
This war could get interesting, even fun. But, we must first fight back.
Southern_Comment| 6.20.11 @ 7:01PM
Hmm, although we might be closer to that response than we have been in the past, hopefully we are still rational enough to know that could end up being disasterous for all. Also, I'm not sure our army would or soldiers would support the government so who exactly are we 'fighting'.
If everyone ends up so focused on a war within our country who would be watching those praying for us to be weak? Nope, can't agree that violence is the answer just yet.
Handy| 6.20.11 @ 11:44PM
We are fighting a far more dangerous enemy than our military. ( I happen to agree that our own troops would not fire upon us.) The spoiled, foot stomping brigades of bureaucrats are another story, however.
So, here's the deal. If you own a lemonade stand in Maryland, refuse to serve them. If you own a gas station, sell them only enough fuel for them to leave your premises. Under no circumstances should you employ any of their relatives. If they wave at you, return them the bird. Tell your bartender that you will no longer drink in an establishment that admits their kind. "Out" them and ridicule them at every opportunity, but save something special for tax collectors. Never visit their offices, and if they stop by your home, give them an invoice for your time.
Throw "Non-government Only" events. Think how nice those neighborhood block parties could be. Don't let their kids play on your Little League team. Refuse postal service. Pay your bills on line. Buy a generator and drink bottled water. Go off-grid.
No real need for bullets. Their authoritarian heads will implode on their own.
shipley130| 6.20.11 @ 8:04PM
I didn't notice any real concern from Daley, from the clips I saw of him. He used a classic Obama tactic, making a joke of the issue.
Nite| 6.20.11 @ 9:54PM
Rick Perry is NOT a RINO! I am from Texas, and he has been a very good Governor. The cost of living in TX is far less than other states. The housing market did not get dinged there like other states, and there are far more jobs, less regulations. The best part is that he could easily debate Obama and would not have to use a teleprompter. In fact Rick Perry would make Obama look like the naive, uninformed individual that he is on everything.
RTamlin| 6.20.11 @ 10:08PM
We're winning. How do I know? Those who were pushing Romney are now scrambling to find another Rino to support. They're hoping Rick Perry will be their Rino in shining armor. They may give Huntsman a go too. Desperate men grasping for a twig to keep them afloat.
It won't matter once Palin enters the race. The RINO enablers will be flushed down the toilets of history. And. They. Know. It.
cheap t shirts | 6.20.11 @ 10:42PM
Because the people were catching on to the other Jewish, thief, thug, and extortionist of Rahm Emanuel. The reason that I mentioned Emanuel's faith is, Rahm tends to wear it only when it politically serves him to.
Junius| 6.21.11 @ 12:01AM
These greedy business executives think they can ride the Obama commiecrat tiger. Trouble is at some point you have to dismount and then you get eaten. Fools.
weddingdresses | 6.21.11 @ 5:37AM
These greedy business executives think they can ride the Obama commiecrat tiger. Trouble is at some point you have to dismount and then you get eaten. Fools.
Timothy L. Pennell| 6.21.11 @ 8:47AM
Obama is NOT Anti-Business. He's Anti-SMALL Business.The 2 things that all successful DICTATORSHIPS require is the Very Rich, and the Very Poor. The last thing they want, is a Vibrant MIDDLE CLASS.The RICH and the POOR, are easily Controlled. The RICH, because they have so many Assets. Assets, easily confiscated, if one does not CO-OPERATE with Herr (fill in the blank) Chavez, the Broad in Argentina, Barry Soetoro. The ones that Bend Their Knee, like GE, get rewarded. "We REWARD our Friends, and PUNISH our Enemies."GE paid NOTHING, in Taxes, on a $50 BILLION Profit, this year. BOEING, who does NOT bend over for the Dictator, is ATTACKED by his Administration. See who got all of the Obamacare WAIVERS. The ones who Bent Their Knee. The biggest SUPPORTERS of Obamacare, got all the Waivers? ) I wonder why they supported it?The Poor are easily controlled, because they have NOTHING. And will do what is asked of them, in exchange for FREE STUFF. The Black Community, comes to mind.He's a Marxist, and a Socialist, and a Communist. READ HIS BOOKS! Look at his Justice Department! See how he FIDDLES, while the whole world BURNS. Nothing like a good fire.He's a DICTATOR.He's just doing what Dictators do.
johnd2| 6.22.11 @ 3:09PM
If Rick Perry goes for it, the Republicans will pick him. He looks like a winner. That is all it takes.