Meet Alexander M. Cutler, CEO of Eaton Corp. who shipped 130 jobs

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today from the Eaton Ohio facility to Mexico. Notice the slight smirk:

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His hardscrabble background:

"Cutler was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 28, 1951, and attended the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut. He received a bachelor of arts from Yale University and a master of business administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College."
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And his political contributions, which absolutely surprised me....

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=OH&la...

Contributor Candidate or PAC Amount Date
CUTLER, ALEXANDER M
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
EATAN CORPORATION/CHAIRMAN & CEO
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) $2,000


primary 03/23/06
CUTLER, ALEXANDER
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
EATON CORP./CHAIRMAN & CEO DEWINE, RICHARD MICHAEL (R)
Senate - OH
MIKE DEWINE FOR US SENATE $400

general 03/20/06
CUTLER, ALEXANDER
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
EATON CORP./CHAIRMAN & CEO DEWINE, RICHARD MICHAEL (R)
Senate - OH
MIKE DEWINE FOR US SENATE $600

primary 03/20/06
Cutler, Alexander M Mr.
Gates Mills, OH 44040
Eaton Corporation/Chairman &C.E.O.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) $1,000

primary 02/10/06
Cutler, Alexander MacDonald Mr.
Gates Mills, OH 44040
Eaton Corporation/Group President
OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY STATE CENTRAL & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (rep) $1,500

primary 01/25/06
CUTLER, ALEXANDER M
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
EATON CORP/EXECUTIVE VOINOVICH, GEORGE V (R)
Senate - OH
VOINOVICH FOR SENATE COMMITTEE $1,000

primary 07/15/05
CUTLER, ALEXANDER MACDONALD
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) $1,000

primary 04/06/05
Cutler, Alexander M Mr.
Gates Mills, OH 44040
Eaton Corporation/Chairman &C.E.O.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) $1,000

primary 03/03/05
Cutler, Alexander M Mr.
Gates Mills, OH 44040
Eaton Corporation/Chairman &C.E.O.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) $1,000

primary 02/01/05
Cutler, Alexander MacDonald Mr.
Gates Mills, OH 44040
eaton corp./Group President
OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY STATE CENTRAL & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (rep) $1,000

primary 01/10/05
CUTLER, ALEXANDER
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
EATON CORP DEWINE, RICHARD MICHAEL (R)
Senate - OH
MIKE DEWINE FOR US SENATE $1,000

primary 12/31/04
Cutler, Alexander M. Mr.
Cleveland, OH 44114
Eaton Corporation/Chairman and Chie
EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATION $205

primary 11/15/04
Cutler, Alexander M. Mr.
Cleveland, OH 44114
Eaton Corporation/Chairman and Chie
EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATION $205

primary 10/31/04
Cutler, Alexander M. Mr.
Cleveland, OH 44114
Eaton Corporation/Chairman and Chie
EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATION $205

primary 10/15/04
Cutler, Alexander M
Gates Mills, OH 44040
Eaton Corp./Executive
CARE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500

primary 08/31/04
Cutler, Alexander M
Gates Mills, OH 44040
Eaton Corp./Chairman/CEO VOINOVICH, GEORGE V (R)
Senate - OH
NORTHERN OHIO VICTORY COMMITTEE $12,500

primary 07/30/04
CUTLER, ALEXANDER MACDONALD
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE (R) $2,000

primary 06/30/04
CUTLER, ALEXANDER
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
EATON CORP DEWINE, RICHARD MICHAEL (R)
Senate - OH
MIKE DEWINE FOR US SENATE $250

primary 05/17/04
CUTLER, ALEXANDER M MR.
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
EATON CORPORATION/CHAIRMAN AND C.E. BUSH, GEORGE W (R)
President
BUSH-CHENEY '04 COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE INC. $2,000

general 05/14/04
Cutler, Alexander M Mr.
Gates Mills, OH 44040
Eaton Corporation/Chairman/C.E.O.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) $1,000

primary 02/10/04
Cutler, Alexander M. Mr.
Gates Mills, OH 44040
Eaton Corporation/Chairman/C.E.O.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (R) $1,000

primary 12/05/03
CUTLER, ALEXANDER M
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
EATON CORP VOINOVICH, GEORGE V (R)
Senate - OH
VOINOVICH FOR SENATE COMMITTEE $1,000

general 09/03/03
CUTLER, ALEXANDER M
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
EATON CORP VOINOVICH, GEORGE V (R)
Senate - OH
VOINOVICH FOR SENATE COMMITTEE $1,000

primary 09/03/03
CUTLER, ALEXANDER M MR.
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
EATON CORPORATION/CHAIRMAN AND C.E. BUSH, GEORGE W (R)
President
BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INC $2,000

primary 07/25/03
CUTLER, ALEXANDER
GATES MILLS, OH 44040
EATON CORP GRASSLEY, CHARLES E (R)
Senate - IA
GRASSLEY COMMITTEE INC $1,000
primary 06/30/03

[Selatius]

1. There is no rule in capitalism that says you can't buy politicians

If only several thousand of those individuals donated to Republicans, that would still total in the hundreds of thousands of dollars if not millions of dollars for the RNC.

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the
animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel
nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest
lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."

-- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)

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2. kick for evening crew