Obama Renews Efforts to Counter Anti-Business Image

[Karmadillo]

I guess that means the era of the Socialist in the White House is coming to an end. No more advocacy for single payer, no more antiwar policies, no more soak the rich, no more save the whales, no more fighting global warming, and no more strong, courageous commitment to public education. Shucks.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fg%2Fa%2F2010%2F11%2F21%2Fbloomberg1376-LC07430D9L3501-650R8Q5U6CB19I9UDI93BKUEHG.DTL

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is preparing new overtures to business that may start with a walk into the headquarters of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a retreat with corporate chief executive officers, according to people familiar with his plans.

The Obama administration has been at odds with the Chamber, which fought Obama's health-care and financial regulatory overhauls and committed $75 million to political ads in the midterm congressional elections, mainly directed against Democrats. The CEO summit would be a way to address complaints from some executives the Democratic administration is anti- business.

The Chamber had invited Obama to speak on Dec. 2 and the administration hadn't yet replied when the Chamber canceled the event, said an administration official. The cancellation wasn't related to the president's potential participation, said a Chamber official who declined to be identified.

The nation's biggest business lobbying group has since invited the president to speak in January. The administration is considering the new invitation, which would place Obama at the Chamber shortly before he delivers his State of the Union address, said an administration official.

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[Skittles]

1. pressing his lips firmly and smooching away

[alsame]

2. And they will reward him by spending billions on attack ads for '12. nt

[madrchsod]

4. they are afraid of the loons on the right wing

they need stability and obama`s done a great job in keeping everything humming along...

he reminds me of Cream`s "politician" '...leaning to the left, while leaning to the right, but just not there when it comes to a fight...'

[pscot]

3. Thank god he's come to his senses

I certainly hope that works out well

[Jim Sagle]

11. It'll work out fine, for him. For us, not so much.

[ProSense]

5. Is this right?

"No more advocacy for single payer, no more antiwar policies, no more soak the rich, no more save the whales, no more fighting global warming, and no more strong, courageous commitment to public education. Shucks."

Didn't you agree that these things weren't happening? So they're still not happening, accordingly. That shouldn't surprise you.

[Jim Sagle]

10. I suspect it doesn't. You got bit by the invisible /sarc.

[Autumn]

6. Okay,

(big sigh) It's going to be a long two years.

[thunder rising]

7. CapituNation

[Catherina]

8. May he enjoy the new friends he tossed his old friends away for. n/t

[Autumn]

9. Hey there . It's going to be interesting to see what they

spend to defeat him in the next election.:spray: How's everything going for you? Hope you are having a great time.

[Catherina]

18. Im not so sure they'll really try, any more than they did this last time

I think the PTB will run a few lame ducks against him along with the meme that he'll move the the left since he doesn't have to worry about reelection. Not gonna buy it- fool me once ya know.

It's still interesting and challenging :hi:

[somone]

12. It's an old ritual - auditioning for seats on corporate boards

The White House gig is getting to be tiresome....

[corpseratemedia]

13. It's just a skip and a jump

those two years will fly by quickly

[lunatica]

14. Like it or not, money talks

Corporations and the Chamber of Commerce showed they have teeth this election. What is he supposed to do? Ignore them? override them? Unfortunately he can't. Neither can we.

[Jim Sagle]

20. If we'd gotten FDR, he WOULD override them. But instead we got Hoover 2..

[Toucano]

15. His DOJ should be investigating the Chamber under racketeering laws.

Instead, the community organizer is going to go have a chat with people whose sole mission is his total destruction.

Barack Obama is too naive for the presidency.

[Greyhound]

16. K&R for more of that "change". n/t

[lostnfound]

17. Fascism, it's what's for supper. nt

[Odin2005]

19. *FACEPLAM*

:banghead:

[upi402]

21. still taboo say talk about the elephant in the living room here on DU?

no worries, it's all over now.