January 13, 1930 "Reports to the Department of Commerce indicate that business is in a satisfactory condition, Secretary Lamont said today." - News item.

– ohreally2, Michigan

It is good that these CEO's meet with the Administration, it is even better that they declined to get involved in the WH/Chamber dispute, but I cannot help but wonder why the Administration does not meet more regularly with small business owners? They are the key in getting more jobs and pushing the economy back in positive territory. More needs to be done to help small business, or more than has been done.

– foxfan4life

In the AL Capon movie, Robert DiNiro got in back of the people who he had dinner with, with a baseball bat. Don't let Raham Emanual get in back of you

– nucgunner, Tennessee

Kudos to the Chamber for hanging tough. How about if you lilly-livered CEOs man-up and stop being cowed by the Obama White House?

– decca

VISIT: www.ameritianity.com Will Americans have the courage to do what is right for the USA? We have been suffering under minority rule since the Liberals took over Congress. This ultra-Liberal "leadership" in Congress is composed of about ten individuals who would have NO CHANCE of winning a national election . Yet, they wield misappropriated power. This calls for RECALLING some in Congress and IMPEACHING any leaders that have not lived up to the requirements for citizenship in the USA and not revealed anything and everything the American people have requested about the PUBLIC SERVANT'S origin, history, beliefs, and intentions for our country. "A nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and he carries his banners openly against the city. But the traitor moves among those within the gates freely, his sly whispers rustling through all alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears no traitor; he speaks in the accents familiar to his victim, and he wears their face and their garments and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation; he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city; he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared. The traitor is the plague." VISIT: www.ameritianity.com

– ameritianity, Texas

Divide and conquer. The White House found out The Chicago Way wasn't going to work, so this is step two. Good for the CEOs to tell Jarrett to go blow. Stand up strong for America, Chamber. We've got to start planning to get rid of these cretins in 2010 and 2012 now so they don't infect the American business community any more than possible.

– dblu2

By this time, I don't believe the children who "cry wolf." It's unfortunate that they have put themselves into this position however I'm glad the Chamber isn't backing down.

– a1955rosie

Slowly but surely, this is another take over that is happening right in front of the American people. Another way to tax, another way to take more of the free market away, better hope a few states break away from the union in order to live a free country.

– sfcmag, Iowa

The Outbreak of International Gangsterism, John Gunther 1942. The Dollfuss Murder. 1934. This regimes scenario is a replica of that era. The only thing different is the resources, and the players.

– m1cobra

Jarret is a slum queen, ANd I will bet she got all of her cash from us. Geithner , is a tax cheat. Neither have any credibility, its like petunia and porky pig. Both stutter, because they can't tell the truth. 2nd stimulus sounds like big corp bribes. Chamber of Commerce is right now the only entity , that is protecting small business and the citizens of America. This is the most blatant, purest form of communistic take over, by a group that is only 20% of the American population. All criminals, all anti america, anti american. And want us all dead. Proof , look at all of their agenda verbage. and legalese.

– m1cobra