The Koch Bros, the Dave and Charlie Show, are definitely in the news these days, pissing on and pissing off Cap’n Two Scoops by hitting him hard on two of his very worst “raise the drawbridge” policies—protectionism and hostility to immigration. Koch, Inc, the menagerie of political funding and pressure groups the brothers have concocted…
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Koch U? Why not?
The Koch brothers, aka the Dave n’ Charlie Show, have gotten some fairly negative publicity regarding a large number of donations they have either made or leveraged to George Mason University in Northern Virginia. A recent article in the New York Times by Erica Green and Stephanie Saul quotes Bethany Letiecq, an associate professor at…
Koch Bros pledge $400 million—because you’ve got to spend money to make money
Yes, the arms of the Kochtopus are reaching out, and gearing up, to spend $400 million on right-thinking guys and gals, first order of business being to maintain Republican majorities in both houses of Congress. “I’m more excited about what we’re doing and about the opportunities than I’ve ever been,” Charles Koch said. “We’ve made…
The Koch Boys: Getting Wiser, Or Getting Richer?
Over at the National Review, Tim Alberta and Eliana Johnson have a nice, “inside” piece “In Koch World ‘Realignment’, Less National Politics”, basically claiming that Charlie and Dave have decided to cut back on their political spending, feeling that, even with a Republican Senate, they just aren’t getting much bang for their buck. This may…
Charles Koch, right on substance, wrong on tone
“It’s beneath the president, the dignity of the president, to be doing that,” says Charles Koch, according to this interview in Politico. Mr. Koch was apparently “flabbergasted” by criticism leveled by the president at the Kochs, to wit: “[Y]ou start seeing massive lobbying efforts backed by fossil fuel interests, or conservative think tanks, or the…