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Local Merchants Divided on Obama's July 13 Speech
Some merchants disagree, others agree with the president, but others want to keep their politics out of business.
Local merchants have conflicting views about President Barack Obama’s July 13 speech in Virginia, in which he told small businesses they didn’t succeed on their own — that they received help along the way. The reactions expressed this week to St. Charles Patch and Geneva Patch represented a mix of outright support for the president’s remarks and carefully worded disagreement. “It was ill-considered and wrong-headed,” said David Lencioni, president of the Blue Goose Market, 300 S. 2nd St., in downtown St. Charles. He was among a few who were willing to talk to Patch this week. But he weighed his words carefully before speaking. “I think what he said was very revealing. “But I don’t want to use what he said to make any judgments on him or …
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Brian Drye
9:34 am on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Obama has it backwards! Our Government owes its existence to the people of this great land. The framers of our constitution stated "of the People, for the People, and by the People". As a constitutional "expert" Barry should know that government is a tool that the people created for the "pursuit of happiness". If a student writes an A+ term paper, and did some of his or her research at the … more ›