Why Republicans Aren't Listening To Businesses Pleading With Them Over The Shutdown And Debt Ceiling

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http://www.businessinsider.com/business-groups-losing-clout-in-gop-not-influential-on-shutdown-or-debt-ceiling-2013-10

WASHINGTON (AP) — Having failed to persuade their traditional Republican allies in Congress to avert a government shutdown, business leaders fear bigger problems ahead, and they're taking sides with a Democratic president whose health care and regulatory agenda they have vigorously opposed.

President Barack Obama is embracing the business outreach, eager to employ groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Wall Street CEOs to portray House Republicans as out of touch even with their long-established corporate and financial patrons.

Yet, the partial closing of the government and the looming confrontation over the nation's borrowing limit highlight the remarkable drop in the business community's influence among House Republicans, who increasingly respond more to tea party conservatives than to the Chamber of Commerce.

On Wednesday, Obama is hosting chief executives from the nation's 19 biggest financial firms. Moreover, the Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to Congress signed by about 250 business groups urging no shutdown and warning against a debt ceiling crisis that they say could lead to an economically disastrous default.



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[liberal N proud]

1. Their hate has consumed them

They started out as obstructionist because of it, now they are just terrorists trying to undo anything tied to Obama.

[yuiyoshida]

6. It almost seems as thought they will not budge until

The country collapses into Ruin. If they can not control this Country, than destroy it. They only represent themselves not the people who they are supposed to serve.

[liberal N proud]

7. It is all about their hate for one man

And they are holding the entire country hostage because they are racist.

[yuiyoshida]

8. So they want to Destroy the country to prove the point that

A black man can not run the nation, not now or ever. History books are being written right now.. its NOT going to be in favor of a bunch of drunk jackasses.

[liberal N proud]

11. You got it

[Lucinda]

2. Hopefully this will lead to positive changes in the Rep party

I have family and friends who don't recognize what their party has become over the last few decades

[randome]

10. It will never change until an actual leader rises from the ashes to take charge.

I don't see anyone of that caliber yet.
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[Volaris]

12. I just hope it doesn't lead to NEGATIVE changes in the DEMOCRATIC Party...

This country needs at least ONE political party that isn't in-thrall to the people who make their living, off of people who just want to make a living...

[Berlum]

3. This is a RepubliCon TealiBagger Jihad on America

By ZEALOTS infused with fear and hate (R).

[DetlefK]

4. That dude looks foreign.

Although...

Conservative? Check.
Old? Check.
Fanatic adherents of the doctrine? Check.
Forced exile for those who refuse to obey the doctrine? Check.

[DonCoquixote]

5. an ugly truth

The millionaires tryign to reason with them are deaf to the fact that Koch and the other billionaires do not care about them any more than the rest of the folks in the wlefare line. Good news Millionaires, you are food too, and they will eat you too!

[KG]

9. goppers will take walls street's money, but they need teabagger votes.