Businessweek is shocked that big business leaders fear candidates with Tea Party ties

The latest Bloomberg Businessweek cover story makes the case that business leaders are shying away from political candidates with Tea Party ties, even a low-tax, small-government, former business owner like South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley.

But the big businesses? fear should not be too surprising when one considers that Tea Party activists tend to support free enterprise, not government collusion with entrenched business interests.

The article quotes former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey on the subject:

“Big Business is sitting there on fat, pushy duffs looking for government to keep them in business,” said Armey in an August interview with Bloomberg Businessweek. Only “incompetent” companies needed bailouts, he added. “People who run corporations are basically taking care of themselves. They’re not very reliable people, and they’re very comfortable with Big Government that greases the skids for them.”