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Subscribe to RSSPolitico writes, “In an expansion of their political footprint, the billionaire Koch brothers plan to contribute and steer a total of $88 million to conservative causes during the 2012 election cycle, according to sources, funding a new voter micro-targeting initiative, grassroots organizing efforts and television advertising campaigns. In fact, as the annual Conservative Political Action Conference meets this week in Washington and conservatives assess the state of their movement, the Kochs’ network of non-profit groups, once centered around sleepy free-enterprise think tanks, seems to some to be emerging as a more ideological counterweight to the independent Republican political machine conceived by Bush-era GOP operatives Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie before the 2010 midterm elections.”
“Likely Republican presidential candidates Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney are quietly but aggressively wooing Members of Congress for endorsements and political support in campaigns that have yet to officially take flight,” Roll Call writes.
ANGLE: “Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle expects to be added as a featured speaker to the final two days of CPAC,” Hotline On Call writes. "I didn't know I was coming to the conference until Saturday, so that's why they weren't able to agenda-ize me," Angle said. "But when they found out I was here, they said, 'We're going to fit you in,' so I guess it's to be announced."
BARBOUR: “On March 2, the two-term Mississippi governor and prospective presidential candidate expects to raise big bucks for Haley’s PAC with lots of help from former K Street colleagues who have signed up to haul in $10,000 each,” the Center for Public Integrity writes, adding, “The event is yet another sign that Barbour is inching towards a run to secure the GOP nomination, a move that many of his old lobbyist buddies are eager to see him make.” More: “Over the last few months, a small group of Washington insiders and lobbyists have been laboring quietly to lay the groundwork for a potential Barbour campaign. They include: lobbyist Scott Reed, who ran Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign and was executive director of the RNC under Barbour; former RNC chairman Ed Gillespie; Don Fierce and Kirk Blalock of the GOP lobbying shop Fierce Isakowitz and Blalock; Ed Rogers, his former lobbying partner at Barbour Griffith & Rogers (now known as BGR Group); and pollster Ed Goeas.”
BLOOMBERG: There goes the Irish vote: “Speaking at the American Irish Historical Society on Wednesday night, he said he was used to seeing ‘people that are totally inebriated hanging out the window’ at the society. ‘I know, that’s a stereotype of the Irish,’ Bloomberg added, ‘but nevertheless, we Jews from around the corner think this.’ The comments elicited laughter, boos, and moans. John Dunleavy, chairman of the parade, said the words were outrageous,” AP writes.
The cover of the New York Post: “Irish stew.”
The New York Daily News: “Bloomy’s Blarney.”
DANIELS: Although Mitch Daniels called CPAC “a lot of rowdyism and barbs cast at the other side” last year, he spoke last night at the conference’s banquet in honor of Ronald Reagan, the Indianapolis Star reports. “He said he accepted a speaking invitation this year because it's a chance to talk about the state of the nation and how conservative activists can ‘help lead us out of our current trouble.’”
PAWLENTY: Speaking to the Today show yesterday, Tim Pawlenty said that he sees “only good news” for House Republican leaders and their new hard-line Tea Party colleagues, Reuters writes. “’The good news is, and this is I think the story for CPAC and for conservatives more broadly, reducing government spending and dealing with the deficit and the debt is now mainstream,’ he says. ‘And so the fact that the Tea Party and others are pushing for more cuts, deeper cuts, faster reform, that’s a good thing. I don’t discount that, I applaud it.’”
Back to New Hampshire: Tim Pawlenty will return to the Granite State on March 10 to address a party organized by Granite Oath, a conservative political action committee, CNN reports. The group is headed by former Senate candidate and prominent New Hampshire conservative Ovide Lamontagne.
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88,000,000,000,000.00 dollars, Now that is a lot of money! But I'm sure the Koch brothers are planing to get that money back plus a lot of interest. They are business men and I don't think they are giving that much money out of the goodness of their hearts.
I think you have 4 to many zeros in there. it is 88 Million not Trillion. How many millions did Soro's give and the Unions that are getting a handout now
Actually, they must not know much in Seattle, because she actually has 6 zeros too many. But of course MSN gets the caption wrong, with the "b" after $88. I would think that would be a Fox News Tactic. A misinformation caption, then read the story where is say $88 million dollars will be donated. But when does the media ever misinform:)
Open Mind--Seattle Sue would have to remove all 6 zeros after the 88 to make it $88 million. But at least she got the decimal place correct & only placed 2 zeros after it.
And these people think Fox exaggerates:)
Seattle Slew, is one of those Left Wing-nuts that believes anything she sees in the drive-by media! Never mind ever challenging what she sees or reads, after all that would take too much effort and intelligence!
Besides, she probably thinks all republicans are "Trillionaires" anyway!
I would believe the Repubs are against US debt & deficits if it wasn't for how they acted during the Bush years (turning surpluses into deficits), if they hadn't forced the issue of extending tax cuts for the very rich, and if they'd stop relitigating the social issues. So sorry if I don't believe what they're spouting; it's a load of crap.
What's a real load of crap Indie is you, the Dummycrats, and Obummer! It was Schumer, Dodd, Frank, Pelosi, and Reid who conspired and drove the ship onto the financial and Real Estate Rocks. They destroyed Freddie and Fannie by refusing to reform the legislation regarding the potential collapse of sub prime loans. Bush had approached and warned them twice to do so, during his two terms, but the Socialist Dem's demanded that it was every poor dumb ass_s Divine right to buy a Mac Mansion, even if they didn't have a decent job, credit, or down payment to do so! You want to talk social issues? What about the immorality of buying something with someone else's money, and then refusing to pay for it? What about common sense, doesn't that count for anything anymore?
Then there is Obummer himself, who was told loudly by an overwhelming majority of the population, that they did not want his utopian healthcare dream, but he went ahead anyway and rammed it down our throats, all the while ripping off Medicare for a half trillion dollars to pay for it! Oh, and let's not forget he spent all this money which he didn't have, while essentially ignoring the economy for two years! Where have you been, in a coma?
How about they donate that $88 billion to the US Government to help bring down the deficit? Between that and eliminating the tax cuts for the wealth (I would settle for $1 million or less being able to keep their current tax cut, but really, more than $1 million and you need a tax cut?) which is $36 billion a year and that is $1.25 trillion right off the top!
Another Dipstick from Wacky California Speaks! It's $88M, not $88B, like the Dumb As- that wrote this article heading!
Aside from all that, you wackos can't even get your own house in order out there in the land of the fruits and nuts! You are presently sticking the citizens with some of the highest taxes and levys in the Nation, not to mention the "Most" crippling Debt and Deficit in States history per Capita! Rave on!!!!! On top of that, if you keep running more and more businesses off, you'll all soon be on welfare, if you're not already......
The Koch Brothers endow an organization called the Freedom Foundation. What does this foundation do? It pays about 150 persons to troll the Internet and plant negative remarks about President Obama, his wife and family. Most of those blatently unfair and inflamatory comments are planted by the Freedom Foundation. They are the source of much of the hate talk on the internet.
What Inflammatory Comments and Hate Talk are you referring to KID ? Oh, you mean anybody who decides to think something different than what you do, right? You Socialists are all alike! Anytime someone stands up against one of your Utopian Dreams, they're either Racists or Haters, just like you Bozo's tried to pull in the last two elections. We're not intimidated with that SH__T anymore, and it won't work in 2012! We're putting you on notice right now, Obummmmmmer is going down, and we're going to bring some sanity back to this out of control Tax and Spend Party of yours!
Sundance Kid,
I have long suspected this because the negative comments seem to have the same tone/voice.
Could you provide evidence?
Thanks for the info on Freedom Foundation. I had long suspected such but wondered the source. Makes sense. What evil men
And speaking of welfare, why is it so criminal for mothers to buy food for babies but just swell for corporations to get welfare?
Republican Party is a party of rich thughs who believes power is money and money is power. It a is tragedy these thugs are in halls of Congress and the Corporate power is behind them. The American people must wake up and reject these thugs in 2012.
We can really tell where you get your news and opinions from Murtuzab! Why don't you try to read a book every once in a while, instead of chewing on the dust cover, you just may pick up some spelling tips, not to mention some real facts, instead of those from the political hacks in the drive by media! If nothing else, at least try to formulate an original thought every once in awhile for yourself, and for God sake, at least learn how to use spell check,...............before boring us to death!
You guys can't even get the Heading on your article right! It's not a plan to spend $88B, It's $88M dumb As-es! Or maybe that was done on purpose, to make everybody think these guys are trying to buy the 2012 elections, like Soros did in 2008!