Obama in Colorado - A Missed Opportunity

I attended the campaign stop by Barrack Obama today at the University of Colorado and while it included a speech by Governor John Hickenlooper (D) and a shout-out to Congressman Jared Polis (D) who is running for re-election, I was surprised that neither was heralded for their success in business as part of the presentation. More so than Mit Romney, Hickenlooper and Polis are entrepreneurs in the 18th-century sense of the word. Both started small businesses and became wealthy as Hickelooper's net worth has been estimated in the $5-10 million range and Polis over $60 million. That may pale in terms to Romney's net worth, but they didn't just invest in companies along the way, they created them from scratch. Hickenlooper succeeded in business through the (second) oldest profession as a pub owner and Polis in one of the newest professions, as an internet entrepreneur. The point I am making is why isn't the democratic party parading their own successful business people to show that you can be a democrat, successful in business and not mind paying more in taxes to support a stronger middle class and the struggling unemployed and/or uninsured.