Big business is back in business
By Dana Milbank
WashPost
Wednesday, January 12, 2011;
There was a festive atmosphere at U.S. Chamber of Commerce headquarters Tuesday morning as the corporate lobby delivered its annual "State of American Business" address.
Margaret Spellings, the former Bush Cabinet officer who cashed out and joined the business group, made the introductions, telling members that despite "the worst economic climate since the Great Depression," the chamber had scored a "number of legislative victories, tremendous success in the elections and another strong year of fundraising."
Thanks to the chamber, Spellings boasted, "the American business community always has a seat at the table."
A seat? Business has just about all the seats at the table - and more on back order.
(More here.)
WashPost
Wednesday, January 12, 2011;
There was a festive atmosphere at U.S. Chamber of Commerce headquarters Tuesday morning as the corporate lobby delivered its annual "State of American Business" address.
Margaret Spellings, the former Bush Cabinet officer who cashed out and joined the business group, made the introductions, telling members that despite "the worst economic climate since the Great Depression," the chamber had scored a "number of legislative victories, tremendous success in the elections and another strong year of fundraising."
Thanks to the chamber, Spellings boasted, "the American business community always has a seat at the table."
A seat? Business has just about all the seats at the table - and more on back order.
(More here.)
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1 Comments:
At the Chamber of Commerce event, Donahue was encouraging governments to invest in infrastructure ... when asked how it should be paid for, the answer was "God knows" ... seriously, that was the answer ... they don't want to pay for it, but they know investing in infrastructure is needed.
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