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07.07.2008 5:53 pm

Afternoon of endorsements: McCain gets his from biz

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Sen. John McCain just released a long list of Missouri small business folks who are backing him this fall.

“Small businesses are the engine that keeps our economy growing, and the support of so many small business leaders is a telling sign that McCain is taking the right approach to fixing our economy,” said McCain’s MO-Co-chairman Jack Jackson.

I’ve posted a sampling of the list of businesspeople below. Some of these folks appear to be independent business people, and of course at least one, GOP State Rep. Dwight Scharnhorst, is completely predictable.

Van Allen, Timeline Recruiting
Gordon Alt, Music Store owner
Shawn Archambault, Archie Communications
Paul Birner, Amazing Siding
Becky Bodenstab, Priority Financial
Christie Boen, Chiropractor
Patty Boyers, Boycom Cable Vision
Chris Carnahan, Boone Valley Forest Product
Gonzalo Corvera, Corvera Abatement
Russ Duker, Master Tech Inc
David Fernandez, JDC
Mike Gaffney, Skyline Aeronautics
Al Gonzalez, Hispanic Chamber of St. Louis
Cord Harper, Author
Jim Henderson, Dynamic Sales
Don Hockenbury, Garlich Printing
Ed Horton, Navigation Corp
Charlene Jayamanne, National Marketing
Virginia Kirkpatrick, CVK Personnel
Dave Kruse, Revelation Products
Kirk Mathews, Inpatient Management
Judy Meador, Former owner, St. Louis Small Business Monthly
John Morganthor, Aerocharter
Carm Natoli, Nato li Engineering
Terry Orf, Inpatient Management
Danette Proctor, D-4 Investments
Anthony Ramirez, Anthony B. Ramirez PC
Dwight Scharnhorst, Photographer/State Rep

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Gee, a buncha corporate folks have gotten together and found a candidate and called him Bush/McCain! What a surprise!

Next, the sun will rise in the East, set in the West and Bush/McCain will lose his temper over some trivial matter and further prove himself unworthy of any high office!

— Tim Hogan
7:29 pm July 7th, 2008

Gee Tim you’re right, that list looks like the board of directors of Boeing and A-B combined, a lot of huge names there. Or maybe these are the people who actually contribute to society. I can’t tell maybe your right and they sit around eating caviar all day, but maybe they create jobs and grow the economy while trying to fend off overwhelming government intrusion and those who would want to tax them in to submission. Surely its better that the government get more money for earmarks so it can build more bridges to nowhere. We wouldnt want to let let these folks keep more of what they earn or they might be so bold as to pay for health insurance for a new employee or buy a new car from the local Chrysler plant or some other extravegent thing that rich people do. As for Bush/McCain c’mon man you can do better than that can’t you? That dog isn’t going to hunt.

— Capt. GOP
7:51 pm July 7th, 2008

Yeah, those of us who actually work hard for a living don’t want a Marxist in the White House scheming to soak us to buy goodies for moochers and deadbeats. Not so different than the fact that Democrats recruit through welfare offices, and the moochers repay the favor on election day.

— Nick Kasoff
7:53 pm July 7th, 2008

Where is Chris Carnahan in the family tree?

— St_Louis_Oracle
8:10 pm July 7th, 2008

Tim that is ridiculas these are hard working folks! Oh yes and Senator Obama when having mechanical issues in the air please don’t fly over or land in my City!

— Dave
8:11 pm July 7th, 2008

Hogan, Timothy St. Louis, MO 63131 self/trial attorney $250 03/20/2007 ACTBLUE

Hogan, Timothy Saint Louis, MO 63131 Self employed/Trial Attorney $250 03/20/2007 JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT/
Democrat

Hogan, Timothy E Mr., (Zip code: 63131) $250 to DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE on 06/25/03

Hogan, Timothy E Mr. (Law Offices of Timothy Hogan/Trial), (Zip code: 63131) $250 to DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE on 12/16/03

Hogan, Timothy E Mr. (Law Offices of Timothy Hogan/Trial), (Zip code: 63131) $250 to DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE on 05/07/04

Hogan, Timothy (Self-Employed/Attorney), (Zip code: 63131) $500 to JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC on 05/07/04

Hogan, Timothy E Mr. (Law Offices of Timothy Hogan/Attorn), (Zip code: 63131) $1000 to RUSS CARNAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE on 03/18/04

Hogan, Timothy E Mr. (Law Offices of Timothy Hogan/Attorn), (Zip code: 63131) $1000 to RUSS CARNAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE on 06/24/04

HOGAN, TIMOTHY E (LAW OFFICES OF TIMOTHY HOGAN), (Zip code: 63131) $250 to NANCY FARMER FOR U S SENATE on 09/22/04

It doesn’t look like Tim Hogan appreciates the owners of small businesses in St. Louis.
We can only hope they take note, pass it along to their friends, and remember Tim Hogan when they avoid a lawyer.

— observer
9:37 pm July 7th, 2008

observer,

Are you insinuating that ALL small businesses support McCain? If so, aren’t you being somewhat presumptuous?

Also, what was your point in posting the contributions from a Tim Hogen? What am I suppose to observe by your posting it? Seriously, I don’t get it.
In fact, it truly seems to be for no other purposes except for evil.

— D. Walker
1:29 am July 8th, 2008

As a small business owner, I truly fear what chaos may be wrought upon America under Bush/MCain.

Bush/McCain says he’ll balance the budget and cut taxes and defend America. I guess they are giving Bush/McCain really good drugs in his doddering years.

Why won’t Bush/McCain release all his medical records? What’s he hiding?

— Tim Hogan
4:07 am July 8th, 2008

I truly fear what chaos may be wrought upon America under Carter/Obama.

Carter/Obama says he’ll raise taxes and not defend America. I guess they are giving Carter/Obama really good drugs just like he had back in college.

Why won’t McCain release all his medical records????? Because he already has! Link below for Tim who loves to tell stories,

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/blog/2008/05/healthy_mccain_releases_medica.html

— Dave
7:28 am July 8th, 2008

D. Walker - Why is anybody who disagrees with your rabid support of Obama “evil”? You really cheapen that word by your overuse.

And Dave, get it right - it’s McGovern/Obama, not Carter/Obama. I would not puff up Obama by linking his name with a President’s, even if it is the name of the worst President in my lifetime.

— Nick Kasoff
9:39 am July 8th, 2008

I hope you all can print off your comments on this blog and then use them to wipe away your tears on election day, all while screaming inane non sequiturs like “Marxism.”

— AJH
10:14 am July 8th, 2008

Small business supports Sen McCain because he will lower taxes and simplify the tax code, and diminish regulation. This is the opposite of Sen Obama, who will raise taxes, increase mandates and restrictions, and alter the tax code to a much more redistributionist scheme, e.g. the ‘infinity social security tax’. I see this list in keeping with that view.

Sen Obama has opened the door to comparisons with previous public officials, by saying that Sen McCain is a retread of Pres. Bush. I do not think this is true, as John McCain famously corrected Pres. Bush and altered the Iraq strategy with the surge, with good success, which now Sen Obama admits. Sen Obama has admitted his error and now , in my opinion, had taken the position adopted by Sen McCain 3 years ago.

Is Sen Obama a retread of a previous politician?

Some folks have mentioned Pres Carter, which has some merit, in that he was elected on a clean up Washington agenda after Wategate, and coasted in on an adulatory press.

Perhaps, a closer comparison would be Henry Wallace, VP with FDR, in terms of political thinking, however.

— MOactiveGOP
10:30 am July 8th, 2008

All I had to read was the first small business listed above. TimeLine Recruiting…Although located in Columbia, TimeLine belongs to Maxim Healthcare Services which is the largest hralthcare staffing company in the United States….They spend time and money in Washington lobbying people like McCain to ensure their corporate power and money. The Carl Icahn’s of healthcare, slashing budgets, cutting costs, and denying nurses the right to organize. These are big time corporate players who want McCain in their back pockets and they’re scared to death that Obama might just do what is right with American healthcare.

I don’t even want to look at some of the other small business tycoons listed.

— Garrison
10:35 am July 8th, 2008

I have worked in medicine and health care in 9 states for over 20 years. Obama’s plan for health care is not good for the states, the US government provided health care system (Medicare for example) or the individual.

We would be heading to the Canadian system, while their patients are escaping to us! Example: there are more MRIs in one hospital in a small city in SW MO than in all of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Same with CT scanners. This can become an important issue if your child has a concussion at the next soccer game and needs a head CT/MRI.

Maxim Health care staffing provides short term coverage for hospitals and to my knowledge is not involved in collective bargaining disputes, just provides workers short term to hospitals that are short of nurses. Obama’s plan to tax contract workers such as this at very high rates (increasing the social security tax to 12.5% on all income) will make it tougher to get these workers. Thus, Obama-care puts Maxim out of business and short staffs hospitals, hurting patients. Not a good thing, in my opinion.

— MOactiveGOP
12:03 pm July 8th, 2008

N. Kasoff - GW Bush has the honors of being the worst president of your lifetime. Last I check the stock market is below what it was in 2001 when he took over. We have gone through two recessions since he took office and goverment spending has far outpaced inflation. Lets don’t get started on gasoline or international affairs.

About all he has accomplished is invading Iraq and attempted to remove Al qaeda in Afganistan. Both have failed.

— Greg G.
12:06 pm July 8th, 2008

Dwight Scharnhorst is a photographer? Gee…I wonder if he’ll photograph my commitment ceremony??

LOL

— gaydem
12:48 pm July 8th, 2008

Hey Greg do you know who Jimmy Carter is? He gets the top award for worst president of our lifetime or even ever……… Obama will give him his second term!

— Dave
12:48 pm July 8th, 2008

Jimmy Carter: Lost American political will, resurgent communism around the globe, high gas prices and lines at the pumps due to restricted supply and Arab oil embargo, high inflation, high taxes, low productivity, stagflation, anemic military, weakness at home and abroad, political hostage situation in Iran with paralysis and weakness in the oval office.

George Bush: vigorous response to terrorist attack, success looming in Iraq, initial success with renewed challanges in Afghanistan, high prices at the pump, but no restricted supply, overspending in Congress without enough use of veto pen. Excellent supreme court nominees. Strong political will with inspired leaders as friends in Germany, Italy, and UK. Nuclear disarmament in N Korea by using council of nations to apply pressure. Successful nuclear disarmament in Libya.

Verdict: Carter is worst president by far, in a landslide.

— MOactiveGOP
1:50 pm July 8th, 2008

It’s always been upsetting to see people defend Bush’s presidency, but it feels especially embarrassing at this point, so far in - when so much of the country and the world detests him. You sort of wonder how you could live in the same culture with someone so detached from reality with completely misplaced priorities.

— AJH
2:22 pm July 8th, 2008

Hey AJH I agree so why don’t you leave! If you read his post he gave the good and the bad of the Bush Presidency. For Carter it was just bad..

— Dave
2:40 pm July 8th, 2008

No reason to be upset, Sir, reasonable people disagree all the time in discussions of politics. What is regrettable is when reasonable people with fact based comments are challenged with unreasonable ad hominem attacks.

I would caution all of us to avoid using media interpreted public opinion polls on the streets of Gaza to judge our political officials.

Further, I lived through the Jimmy Carter presidency and speak from experience, facts, and with a sincere concern for our country and state. I am sure you do as well, albeit from the opposit side of the political spectrum.

— MOactiveGOP
3:01 pm July 8th, 2008

I see several thousand dollars that Timmy generously lavished on political candidates. One only wonders the good he might have done had he chosen to help a family in need instead.

— Amazedbythelunacy
9:38 am July 9th, 2008

Looney…Tim is helping families in need by electing Democrats.

— Garrison
8:49 am July 10th, 2008