No Deal: Chamber Chief Battles Obama - WSJ.com

With President Barack Obama bidding to overhaul the health-care system, tighten bank oversight and make industries pay for their greenhouse-gas emissions, some trade-association chiefs [and companies] have decided to compromise with the party in power.

A question hanging over all this is whether Mr. Donohue's aggressive stance will work better than compromise. The Chamber, which says it has 300,000 dues-paying members, has become a political target in Washington's partisan atmosphere. Though Mr. Donohue has strong supporters, a vocal minority of companies, including Apple Inc. and Nike Inc., have recently quit the Chamber or its board.

The Chamber is in the unusual position of quarreling publicly with major corporations. In recent weeks, Apple, PG&E Corp., PNM Resources Inc. and Exelon Corp. have quit the association, citing its position on climate change, while Nike quit its board. Exelon, a big generator of nuclear energy, says it expects an annual revenue boost of about $1.1 billion if climate legislation approved by the House in June is enacted.

Community Organizing, it seems, only has the Obama stamp of approval when it furthers the goals of the Left. It's been interesting to watch what has historically been a pretty bland group grow a set.

Apple and Nike dropping out makes sense only if they're either concerned the Chamber's new strong advocacy will harm their sales or they're led by leftists. The others have special interests which diverge from the Chamber's majority of members.

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