White House doubles down on Chamber criticism

[Enrique]

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/123779-white-house-doubles-down-on-chamber-criticism

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"The president will continue to make the case that we don't know where this money comes from and entities like the Chamber have said they get money from overseas," Gibbs said.

The Chamber, and well-known Republicans Rove and Gillespie, have been fierce in their push back, accusing the White House of ignoring soft money contributions to the president's campaign and ads run by liberal and union groups.

Gibbs said the president wants all donors to all groups disclosed, and any attempt to blur those lines is a "very convenient Rovian trick."

Rove, a key adviser to former President George W. Bush and an enduring boogeyman to Democrats, also accused the White House of keeping an enemies list like former President Nixon.

"I'm releasing our enemies list," Gibbs said Tuesday morning, holding up a blank piece of paper. "Nobody's on it. Now can we see the Chamber's donor list?"

[craigmatic]

1. If he's going to do this he needs to bring more flag waving rhetoric into it.

[Cosmocat]

3. This is a nice fight and all ...

I guess dusting up over this can't hurt ...

The REAL battle that would have had a darn good positive effect on Ds and negative effect on Rs across the country was the Bush tax cut fight, but the Ds let that high, hanging curveball go without teeing up legislation to extend the middle class cuts ...

[emulatorloo]

6. Karl Rove's constant squealing is enough to tell me they have hit home

[Deep13]

2. Hit 'em where it hurts. nt

[Jester Messiah]

4. I'd like to see them play up Fox's Saudi connection.

Now is the time to bring out all the big guns and set them blazing.

[zipplewrath]

5. Don't over play

There is some advantage here, but don't over play. If anything, let it morph into a larger issue of Citizens United and the whole corporate money angle. It can get real messy for the Chamber if we start mentioning that appart from technicalities, alot of the multinationals are donating and it isn't clear where their loyalties lie.