A well-know professor of geopolitics, Fred Fulbright, who is often tapped by the White House for disagreeable opinions, noted, “I’m glad the door to what has been the dismally dark room of official American political thought has at least opened a crack. People in Washington are beginning to see, even in the sliver of light that’s finally illuminating their vision, that most nations want economic success, even those cigar-huffing dissenters in Cuba – and economic success is just what America is equipped to help them enjoy. Forget military empire. We have nothing less than the opportunity to be history’s first economic empire. The prospects are, I think, inspiring.”

A variety of CEO’s have also stepped forward to endorse the movement. Steve Jobs stated, “It’s about time we started to operate this country on principles that are far more likely to win us a world of genuine allies and, yes, even some of that elusive sentiment called gratitude. What we’ve been doing is called taking your eye off the ball or not minding the store. I can tell you that nothing makes people more grateful than helping them have a chicken in every pot and an iPod in every ear.”

Arts groups, immediately going past the advantages of switching from being just another military empire to a uniquely successful economic empire, were more wary, with the head of The National Endowment, saying, “A country that concentrates on economic success has to ask itself a question. What does it want to see when it confronts its own soul – economic barbarism or cultural excellence? That’s my way of saying, as part of all the success, I could use a budget.”

The movement, encouraged by the widespread early show of support, hopes to ask for a national referendum on the issue, even though its members are confident Gallup, Pew, and Zogby will announce the results several times before the actual election confirms their projection.