Wonder About Daley? Progressive Hates Him

Bill Daley

Progressive.org - “Ramrodding bills through because you’ve got the clout to do so—rather than because you’ve got arguments on your side—is not a good way to do the people’s business,” Barack Obama once said about Bill Daley, his new chief of staff. But that was back in 2003, when Obama was just in the state legislature, and Bill Daley was the head of SBC. Obama was criticizing Daley for his heavy-handed lobbying drive that benefitted the telecommunications company. Bill Daley excels at ramrodding bills through legislatures. He served as Bill Clinton’s Commerce Secretary and was tasked with being the chair of the administration’s Task Force on the North American Free Trade Agreement. In taking the chief of staff position, Daley will leave his post at JPMorgan Chase, where he oversaw its Congressional lobbying efforts.

Daley also serves on the board of directors of companies that will have business in Washington: Boeing, the giant defense contractor, Abbott Laboratories, the drug industry powerhouse, and Chase. The business community embraces the choice of Daley. “This is a strong appointment,” said Thomas J. Donahue, the president of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Read full column here:

Wonder About Daley? Progressive Hates Him