Capitals owner touts business support for Deeds
A group of business leaders -- led by Ted Leonsis, majority owner of the Washington Capitals -- announced their support today for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Creigh Deeds as the best to foster an environment for job growth.
During a conference call about the new panel, Deeds told reporters that he supports the state's right to work law. Deeds wouldn't state a position on the so-called card check legislation, which would make it easier to unionize the workplace, saying it's a federal issue.
"The reality of the card check legislation is this -- it'll never cross my desk as governor for signature, veto or amendment," he said.
Last week the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees gave $500,000 to the Deeds campaign -- a financial transaction that didn't go unnoticed by Deeds' opponent, Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell.
McDonnell campaign Chairman Ed Gillespie said in a statement: "Big national unions are for Card Check, and they are for Creigh Deeds."
Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., joined Deeds today in announcing "Business Leaders for Deeds," a panel that will advise the state senator on issues facing the state's business community.
Richard S. "Major" Reynolds III, managing director of Reynolds Trust, said one of Deeds' strengths is understanding the problems facing urban and rural areas of the state.
"The reason it's important that Creigh has a rural background is because it's in the rural parts of the state where the economy has been most seriously impacted," he said.
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“private” sector unionship ? are you kidding me? who in the world would keep up with a scam like that dh? you really should get rid of that “W” on your rear window of your prius.
Opinion8d… wow, have you got it wrong.
Bush did the initial bailout for the banks. All Bush did with the automakers is provide loans for them to build more hybrid vehicles and research ways to provide more fuel efficiency. Look it up if you don’t believe me.
What Bush did with the banks was bad enough. Obama compounded it by not only bailing out the automakers, but by deciding that private business could and should no longer run itself and that the answer for everything was money. Now we have 9.5% unemployment headed to 11% or higher and absolutely no jobs being created. Those shovel-ready jobs he promised are more like “we’ll get around to it in a year or so” jobs. He’s built up so much additional debt that what Bush did looks like a kid spending too much money on candy. All of this, fueled by his obscene socialist desires, has Americans so scared for their money that savings is at a rate so high the economy can’t recover.
Bush started this mess. Obama promised to fix it and he’s poured fuel on the fire. And thank God America is noticing, as Obama’s ratings as president are plummeting faster than the Hindenburg fell.
1) Capitals play in Washington DC not Virginia
2) I bet Ted Leonsis claims Vero Beach, FL for his income taxes not Virginia
It was the Bush administration who forced the bailouts on the American citizens, not Obama. Bush approved it, Bush, doled out our tax monies to banks and automakers first. As wrong as it was to begin with, there was no accountability attached. At least Obama is holding the recipients accountable. And thank goodness he is.
Drhoagie…You are an idiot!
Private sector union membership has dwindled to an abysmal 8% nationally. In Virginia, the number is much lower.
In a Conservative state like Virginia, siding with Big Unions is the kiss of death.
And after we have seen President Obama snarl himself with the biggest illegal scandal since Watergate; seizing a private business and handing over ownership to a big political union contributor, Virginians are even more outraged.
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