just wasn’t the most important factor for the CoC. Here’s what some CoC leaders said with regards to the endorsement:

“At no other time in our nation’s history has it been more critical that Members of Congress provide leadership that protects and advances the interests of the business community, “Thomas Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce wrote in the Chamber’s endorsement letter to Sen. Landrieu. “We believe that your election to the U.S. Senate will help produce sustained economic growth and promote America’s competitiveness in world markets.”

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“Senator Landrieu has been a champion for Louisiana businesses and a great leader in helping to rebuild her state,” said William C. Miller, Senior Vice President for Political Affairs and National Political Director at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “Her support for job creation and aggressively working in a bipartisan manner has been a great asset to the state’s business community as well as the nation. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is proud to offer its endorsement to Senator Mary Landrieu and looks forward to working with her in the next Congress.”

quotes found here:
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Louisiana/Politics/LouisianaSen.LandrieuGetsUSChamberofCommerceSupport__6282.asp

at that site you can also see a copy of the endorsement letter, although it’s basically just a form letter.

I have many friends that work for large corporations. The larger the comapny the more they support the status quo.

I asked one friend, close to what this missive details,and he said, “we have a tax department, a legal department, regulatory specialists. We have the people to deal with whoever is in office”.

I have found that the larger the corporation the bigger the political cowards they are, so fearful are they of retribution. They flock to the party in power hoping that if they feed the alligator they are the last ones to get eaten.

1. They are hedging their bets. They know McCain will be good for the economy, and they are terrified of Obama, so they are trying to gain influence with Obama in case he wins. If he loses, they know McCain won’t punish them for backing Obama.

2. They know Obama’s pay-to-play game. In Obamanomics, you have to contribute cash or political support to get government contracts. Since Obama wants to radically increase the size of government, there may be lots of contracts to go ’round and they don’t want to miss an opportunity.

3. Cognitive dissonance. Many of today’s business leaders were educated at universities that taught them to hate the free market. They like making money but they feel guilty about it and believe that Obama can resolve this contradiction for them.

4. Republicans need to make the case better. The Bush years were not great for fiscal responsibility. It’s time for conservatives to step up and defend the free market again, using clear arguments and credible leaders to deliver them.

Someone once wrote (I can’t remember who) that regulation is actually in the best interest of BIG business. The argument went like this:

When businesses are regulated, they pass the costs on to consumers. This hurts small and medium-sized businesses more than big businesses. Even though there are frequently benchmarks where regulation kicks in, apparently exempting small business, what these benchmarks really do is provide small businesses with an incentive to stay small and avoid the added costs of regulation. This reduces the threat of small businesses turning into serious competitors for big businesses. Meanwhile, the big businesses of the world go on their merry way, raising prices alongside their big business competitors.

I believe the fining of the tobacco industry presents an example of this in action. Big tobacco went on to sell cigarettes in China — many small and mid-size tobacco companies went out of business.

Look at the Soros types. Gazillionaires love government. They want to keep competition down, and use government regulations to do so.

I just hope the big business that supports the left and the ultrarich get taxed out of their minds with no loopholes for them whatsoever. Tax of 100% on those with 1 Billion or more.

Then I’d tell them to shut up since they voted for them.

There are millions of us in “small business” or self-employed who have joined to help “big business” on issues that frankly do not effect (at best) and arguable hurt (at worse) us as small/self-employed business people. On the other hand, big business supports financially and otherwise the perverted homosexual community and other social-left agendas.
There needs to be, and I believe will be, a reevaluation of this relationship after November. I know, I know, I need to think “big picture” on “big business” issues like minimum wage, corporate tax “breaks”, etc., but I am tiring of supporting them while they support liberal Democrats who hammer the small businesses economically (in tandem) and champion and financially support far-left social issues.

have referred to this election as the “Worker Freedom” election

The Democrats that “Free” themselves from their jobs (as more go overseas or companies just plain close down) deserve to sow what they are reaping (trouble is, the rest of us have to suffer it also, undeservedly). They will “liberate” themselves right into the unemployment line, but won’t mind as with fellow Socialist in unfettered control will keep the unemployment checks rolling out to them.

bottom line is: big business has teams of tax attorneys and accountants dedicated to finding loopholes, creating additional expenses, and generally getting around tax regulation very efficiently.

On the other hand small business does not, which is why as several have pointed out; big business cares little who is in office and small business cares a lot.

As Republicans we have to realize we are NOT the party of business, we are the party of small business, most people who work at large business left us a long time ago.