Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Koch Brothers Defend The Purchase of Scott Walker

++Andy Borowitz captures the essence of the story by having the Koch Brothers say they will be putting hundreds of millions into upgrades of the Wisconsin Governor.

++The news out of the New Hampshire GOPfest was that David Koch said over lunch that he and his brother have decided that Scott Walker should be the GOP nominee.

++Mile Allen at Politico tried to finesse this by quoting Koch spokespersons saying that the Koch Brothers haven't made tip their mind. 

++Ed Kilgore at Washington Monthly explains this in detail by saying that the Koch Brothers are going to give Jeb Bush a try-out at their June rave because people have told the Kochs he is a winner. That hasn't quenched the other candidates thirst for Koch approval. Rand Paul didn't satisfy them because he wore jeans to their Palm Beach meeting.

++The Kochs are walking back their endorsement of Scott Walker--but not by much. 

++The implications are huge. The Kochs said they would contribute at least $300 million to a SuperPac of the candidate of their choice--nearly 40% of what the whole RNC will contribute to their candidate. In essence, the Kochs are saying they own the Republican Party.

++Meanwhile their candidate then and now Scott Walker is facing another rebellion in Wisconsin. This time the Republicans are rebelling against his draconian budget that will produce Brownback-like calamities. His approval rating is dropping there also. 

++In the early polls in new Hampshire and Iowa, Walker gives Jeb a run for his money. 

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