PLANET OBAMA: White House Makes Enemies of Bush Allies

Wrath rains on Chamber of Commerce, insurers, banks

The Obama White House has deliberately placed favored Washington institutions of the Bush years in its crosshairs, a sign of an escalating battle between the Democratic administration and some of the city's pre-eminent power players.

In recent days, the administration has attacked the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the insurance industry for opposing key administration objectives, has criticized the nation's largest banks and financial firms for outsized executive pay, and has tried to delegitimize the Fox News Channel by mocking its objectivity.

"When you're on their side, it's all OK, but if you're not, they rain hell down on you," said R. Bruce Josten, executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, bemoaning the administration's bellicose response to differing opinions on health care and financial regulatory reform proposals.

So much for being the most post-partisan president evah.

BONUS via HotAir: Unlike Democrats, Republicans “do what they’re told”

He's kidding, right?

Finally, here's a piece from Michael Barone: Obama Hits Opponents With Chicago Brass Knuckles (H/T: Finally Free)

This is change, all right. Hope? Not so much.

White House attempts to bar FNC from interviewing Obama's Pay Czar: