I knew something was up when I saw the head of the SBA resigned

[Roland99]

Now we have this news:


Bush Picks SVP of Multibillion-Dollar Firm to Head Small Business Administration
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/27/small-business-head/

The stated goal of the Small Business Administration is to “strengthen the nation’s economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses.”

President Bush this week nominated Steven Preston as the new SBA head, continuing his legacy of appointing individuals to oversee agencies they will try to destroy. Preston “does not have experience running a small business,” and currently serves as a senior vice president of a “multibillion-dollar corporation” called ServiceMaster which is known for bullying small businesses:

(Preston’s) resume shows he has no experience as an entrepreneur and comes from a company with a reputation as a bully among some small-business owners.

“The small-business community’s been fighting ServiceMaster for years,” says Harry Alford, president and chief executive of the National Black Chamber of Commerce. Alford says ServiceMaster was active — and successful — in getting the government to cap the small-business set-asides in the lawn-care industry.

So, not even small business owners (who are already starting to buckle under the weight of the Alternative Minimum Tax) are gonna get screwed more and they'll be just like average American citizens. Guess my thought of having every citizen incorporate themselves in order to catch the first break from this admin just won't do.

[Erika]

1. W's corporatism marches on

Get rid of the middle class completely.

[genieroze]

2. Hell, he should have appointed the president of Walmart.

We all know how ethical they are. Is anybody really surprised by this? * doesn't care about the middle class at all. I think he wants us gone.

[AlCzervik]

3. Servicemaster is also fundie. thats where they get their name from

[SpiralHawk]

5. Excellent point

This appointment represents another radical neoCON fundie brick hurled through the basic frame of American liberty and democracy.

You WILL "serve." Or you WILL suffer.

But never forget: Big BushCo (and Jesus) love you
(well, at least as long as you are useful, obedient, and quiet)

[Roland99]

6. Wonder if there are links between him and Reed, Abramoff, and/or DeLay

[wisteria]

4. Well if this is all true than I would say Senator Kerry is going to be

angry about this development.

[cap]

7. wonder how many illegal aliens Service Master employs??

no wonder they want guest worker program. A permanent underclass of folks who will work $7/hr with no benefits