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"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message - My comment stands. Your Little Business group is full of glowing references to Saint Dubya the Dumb. Naturally, it would have an opposite opinion of the Democratic front-runner. No, not naturally. You're making stupid-ass assumptions again...without checking the facts. NFIB asks its 600,000 members to vote on what issues are most important to small businesses. It then takes the results of those surveys and lobbies Congress to pass legislation that would help small business. Each member of Congress then votes on the issues...and NFIB keeps track of who votes for what. There are plenty of Democrats with positive (50% or better) ratings...meaning they agree with NFIB. Dianne Feinstein scored a 50% Zell Miller score a 75% John Breaux scored a 63% Mary Landrieu scored a 75% Max Baucus scored a 75% Ben Nelson scored a 63% Tim Johnson scored a 50% James Jeffords (I) scored a 63% (scored an 83% in the 106th Congress before he left the Republican party) NFIB's "glowing references" are only given when a government official acts/votes in a way that supports small business...and that simply doesn't describe the vast majority of democrats. It doesn't mean "they" agreed with your group. It means your group agreed with their positions. No, actually you're wrong. Lobbying groups have a pretty strong effect on what gets passed in Congress. Fortune rated NFIB the nation's most powerful business lobbying group...and the third most powerful lobbying group overall...second only to the NRA, and AARP, respectively. http://www.fortune.com/fortune/power25 The Top 15: 1) NRA 2) AARP 3) NFIB 4) American Israel Public Affairs Committee 5) Assoc. of Trial Lawyers of America 6) AFL-CIO 7) Chamber of Commerce of the USA 8) National Beer Wholesalers Association 9) Nat'l Assn. of Realtors 10)National Assn. of Manufacturers 11)National Assn. of Home Builders of the US 12)American Medical Association 13)American Hospital Association (formerly ranked 31st) 14)NEA 15)American Farm Bureau Federation |
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