Submitted to Shelton Blog by John Cox
SURPRISE! SUPRISE!
The local Chamber of Commerce is supporting the Adage incinerator (and no doubt they will support the Simpson incinerator too).
At one time the Chamber of Commerce primarily acted as a resource for local businesses. Since Tom Donohue became the CEO in 1997, the US Chamber of Commerce has changed into a national partisan political lobbying outfit that shamelessly promotes the interests of big business and big corporations. It is anti-labor, anti-tax, anti-environmental controls, anti-financial regulation, anti-anything that might reduce profits for the fat cats.
In the last election cycle the Chamber spent $50 million trying to defeat Democratic candidates. Currently it spends $3 million each week fighting President Obama's legislative efforts.
It is a bit confusing here in Mason County. We have one "Democratic" County Commissioner that was a Democrat for Bush and another that's on the Board of Trustees of the local Chamber. It's like an incestuous 3 way between the Chamber, Adage, and the politicians, but only the citizens are getting screwed.
Terry Jeffries is the current Chamber of Commerce chair in Shelton. My understanding is she aligned Chamber support for Adage without running it by the membership leading a number of area businesses to withdraw their support/membership.
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