U.S. Chamber of Commerce won’t seek Obama defeat in 2012

[kpete]

Source: YahooNews

President Obama is catching a major break ahead of his 2012 re-election campaign — sort of.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which spent more than $32 million to boost GOP candidates in 2010, announced Wednesday that it won't campaign against Obama in the upcoming presidential campaign.

But in his speech to the group's membership, Chamber President Tom Donahue appeared to leave his high-powered lobbying group a little wiggle room. While he said the group won't campaign against Obama, Donahue also said it won't back down from its opposition to Obama's policies, likening them to a "regulatory tsunami."

Translated from D.C. campaign code, that probably means the group won't run ads specifically calling for Obama's defeat or talking up potential rivals -- but will leave the door open to running spots critical of the president's policies, as it did in scores of House and Senate races in 2010.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20101118/el_yblog_theticket/us-chamber-wont-seek-obamas-defeat-in-2012

[GodlessBiker]

1. LOL. Fuck them. Of course they will! They are lying.

[seafan]

2. Because he's actually doing their bidding quite well, it seems. n/t

[bluestateguy]

3. They actually supported the stimulus bill

Lots of cash for contractors there.

Oh, they also supported the small business jobs and credit bill from a few months ago too.

[regnaD kciN]

9. Which is, of course, why they spent $32 million against us this year...

Seriously, the "if the glass isn't 100% full, it's totally empty" faction here seems to have taken total leave of their minds. :eyes:

[Deep13]

4. Bullshit. nt

[Demeter]

5. There's no need to lift a finger.

Obama is the epitome of a self-starter.

[DailyGrind51]

6. And pigs will sprout wings!

[Marie Marie]

7. This doesn't pass the smell test.

Either they are parsing words (read:lying) or the Obama and the Dems gave them a reason not to defeat them. We know they didn't suddenly developer a case of the ethics.

[regnaD kciN]

10. It just means that they'll sit 2012 out...

...but several hundred million will be given to the Republicans by a new group called the U.S. Camber of Chommerce. :eyes:

[krispos42]

14. The US Chamfer of Commerce, perhaps

:rofl:

[Champion Jack]

8. Yeah, the checks in the mail and I promise I won't ...

[Winterblues]

11. I believe him...just like I believe all Republicans

They are the most Honest people alive....Everything they say is gospel...

[Monique1]

12. I tell ya

there is going to be a huge fire in our country - when these liars pants catch on fire.

[Rincewind]

13. They won't seek to defeat

Obama in 2012, because they (and the repugs) are going to push to impeach Obama in 2011.

[Doremus]

15. Man, they're blatant. Welcome to the corporatocracy.

[democracy1st]

16. Who in the world would believe that bs!