[Peace-discuss] Obama luvs business

[C. G. Estabrook]

 From <http://doughenwood.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/obama-luvs-business/>:

More nuggets from Obama’s interview with the freshly renamed Bloomberg 
BusinessWeek, now under new management.

     "The irony is, is that on the left we are perceived as being in the pockets 
of big business; and then on the business side, we are perceived as being 
anti-business…. You would be hard-pressed to identify a piece of legislation 
that we have proposed out there that, net, is not good for businesses…. We are 
pro-growth. We are fierce advocates for a thriving, dynamic free market."

Some scene-setting from the piece:

     "As Obama defended himself against charges he is isolated from business, a 
number of CEOs sat outside in the West Wing lobby: General Electric Co.’s 
Jeffrey Immelt and Honeywell International Inc.’s David Cote were among those 
waiting for a meeting with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and energy 
coordinator Carol Browner to discuss climate-change policy."

In a separate story, Bloomberg reports that the CEO that Obama most admires is 
Frederick Smith of FedEx. Smith is a fiendishly anti-union Republican who served 
as John McCain’s finance chair, and is an old Skull & Bones pal of George W. Bush.

FDR said, maybe not entirely honestly, of the American rich, “I welcome their 
hatred.” Obama will do or say anything so that they’ll return his love—which, 
despite all his efforts, isn’t yet forthcoming.

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