"U.S. companies have arguably lost out to some European companies in joint ventures, and better diplomacy will likely improve the chances for investors in the strategic sectors of the Russian economy," said Carlo Gallo, senior Russia analyst at London-based consultancy Control Risks.

GE CEO Jeff Immelt sits on Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, and GE owns MSNBC, the network famously friendly to Obama.


By: Timothy P. Carney
Examiner Columnist
09/17/09

I wonder if egoldstein remembers me telling him a couple of years ago thay General Electric was one of the most evil forces in America. I think we can really see this more and more with their tanking of MSNBC to provide full support to Obama, the fact that they pay mpre for lobbyists than all Oil companies combined, the fact that they have connections into the administration and have NBC serve this presidency, the fact they consistently promote 'Green Week" on NBC to push their global warming fearmongering business.