FRONT PAGE: "No Deal: Chamber Chief Battles Obama," by Stephen Power, Wall Street Journal, 30 October 2009.

While I don't agree with much of the Chamber's opposition to Obama, I think it's perfectly okay for the Chamber to play such a role, defending--in its own way--the interests of private-sector business.

If Thomas Donahue's leadership is widely perceived as unnecessarily obstructionist, then the Chamber will continue losing prominent members (Apple recently left), and that will create pressure for his removal.

But there is nothing wrong with not going along.