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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (93641)	11/4/2008 7:34:28 PM
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Thanks Black Swan, are you for real <g>. Here is a little more color on that topic. Why can't corporate America end its perverse love affair with Republican politicians? By Daniel Gross Posted Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, at 5:49 PM ET Three articles from the Wall Street Journal show the strange myopia of businesses and business groups when it comes to politics. One article detailed how big retailers (Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Lowe's, Target) are warning employees about the possibility that a Democratic sweep could give unions the upper hand (translation: Vote Republican!). A second describes how the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is mounting a huge $35 million campaign—twice the amount it spent in 2006 congressional races—to support "almost exclusively Republicans in contested Senate races." And Federal Express CEO Fred Smith gave an interview to the editorial page in which he endorsed Sen. John McCain: "Because I agree with him on trade, taxes, energy and health care." Let's take each in turn. slate.com