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To: i-node who wrote (678375)	10/11/2012 8:15:44 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 1584425

CEOs Criticize Obama's Policies As Election Looms Free Speech: Cowed into silence and intimidated, businesses have largely stayed aloof from the brutal politics of Obama and the liberal left. Until now, that is. Fed up with being demonized, they're speaking up. We have in mind former GE CEO Jack Welch, gaming honcho Steve Wynn and Westgate Resorts CEO David Siegel. They've all given the Obamanauts a piece of their minds in recent days, angry at living under perpetual threat of higher taxes, more regulations and political punishment for daring to speak up. Welch tweeted that the job numbers, showing a steep drop in the unemployment rate one month before a presidential election, looked, well, a bit fishy. "The reality is the economy is experiencing a weak recovery," he said. "Everything points to that, particularly the overall employment level, which is 143 million people today, compared with 146 million people in 2007." Welch was immediately attacked for daring to criticize Obama's policies. Wynn, tired of hearing politicians without a shred of business experience lecture him on his business, let loose on the "Ralston Reports" TV show. "I'll be damned if I want to have him lecture me about small business and jobs," the former Democrat supporter said. "Guys like me are job creators, and we don't like having a bull's-eye painted on our back." Siegel was even more blunt. In a letter to his own employees, he said some may be fired if Obama wins on Nov. 6 and raises his taxes: "Rather than grow this company, I will be forced to cut back. This means fewer jobs, less benefits and certainly less opportunity for everyone." Harsh? Sure. But it's reality. As these CEOs are saying, our economy can't take four more years of this reckless fiscal management, high taxes and anti-business policies. Too much is at stake: jobs, wealth, incomes, careers, our nation's economic future. As Americans prepare to vote, they'd do well to stop listening to the job destroyers in Washington, and start listening to the job creators in America's businesses.