Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and obedient little Koch head.
The Koch brothers held their
winter seminar last weekend and lifted the veil of secrecy they are accustomed to a tiny bit. This was possibly an effort to make them appear less evil, or maybe it was to issue a threat or two, which seems more likely. That's because the big news out of the gathering is their announced goal of
spending $889 million to buy the White House in 2016.
The massive financial goal was revealed to donors here Monday during an annual winter meeting hosted by Freedom Partners, the tax-exempt business lobby that serves as the hub of the Koch-backed political operation, according to an attendee. The amount is more than double the $407 million that 17 allied groups in the network raised during the 2012 campaign.
But don't worry about the Kochs inching toward the $1 billion mark in their quest to own the whole government. The guys who where there auditioning to be the Kochs' number one employee say it's all good.
Sunday night, Paul, Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) were on hand to participate in a panel about the economy and foreign policy moderated by ABC’s Jonathan Karl.
The [...] senators aimed some of their comments at the business leaders in the audience, touting their support for cutting taxes and regulations, and dismissed a question about whether wealthy donors have too much influence on politics.
"There are a bunch of Democrats who have taken as their talking points that the Koch brothers are the nexus of all evil in the world," said Cruz, calling that thinking "grotesque and offensive."
"I don't know a single person in this room who has ever been to my office . . . asking from government any special access," Rubio added. "By and large what they want is to be left alone."
Silly, Rubio. As if these guys would actually deign to show up at your office like the commoners do. Besides, they don't need to. They already own a controlling interest.
