DEMOCRATS VS. BUSINESS:

White House confronts the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Tom Hamburger and Alexander C. Hart, October 25, 2009, LA Times)

In recent weeks, President Obama, his Energy secretary and one of his other most senior advisors have begun criticizing the chamber publicly, casting it as a profligate lobbying organization at odds with its members in opposing the administration on such issues as consumer protection and climate change. [...]

The White House role in criticizing the chamber has, predictably, riled Republicans. But it also has made some Democrats nervous.

"The chamber represents thousands of businesses . . . most of which are apolitical," said Rep. James P. Moran, a Virginia Democrat. "I'm not sure that that is the appropriate target to go after."

They've unlearned everything Bill Clinton taught them.

Posted by Orrin Judd at October 25, 2009 11:31 AM