It's timed to coincide with his "economic summit" in Davenport, Iowa.
I didn't see many big surprises ... most of the names I recognized were from the entertainment and tech sectors:
The list [74KB PDF]
Not really sure how former Clintonites Lisa Caputo and Laura D'Andrea Tyson qualify as "business leaders," but whatever.
Steve Jobs is not on the list, but he is cited on the
press release.
The
Wall Street Journal [subscription required] had this quote from David Bonderman, head of the investment firm Texas Pacific Group and a former Bush supporter who's now supporting Kerry:
"George is a really good guy personally. But his policies are really terrible. And he had an opportunity to bring the country together -- which was his M.O. in Texas. But for reasons only his psychiatrist would know, he's chosen to do just the opposite as president. He's turning out to be the worst president since Millard Fillmore -- and that's probably an insult to Millard Fillmore."
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