Koch brothers have Paul Ryan's back
Source: Politico
Critics of the Koch brothers should have a field day with Rep. Paul Ryan on the GOP ticket: They've been one of his biggest campaign contributors.
Koch Industries ranks as the Wisconsin Republican's sixth-largest source of campaign money throughout his career, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which says the company's PAC and affiliated individuals have given him a total of $65,500 in donations.
That also ranks Koch as Ryan's biggest energy-related donor, based on the center's tally. It says energy- and natural resources-related contributors have given Ryan a total of $432,181 during his career, including $244,250 from the oil and gas industries.
The Kochs, a perpetual lightning rod for criticism from the left, have been especially active during this election in funding groups attacking President Barack Obama and his energy policies. One Koch-supported group, Americans for Prosperity, has put a special focus on ads highlighting the failure of the solar company Solyndra also a major theme of Romney's campaign.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79589.html
Rather than asking how Romney arrived at the decision to choose Ryan, perhaps the more accurate question is how did the Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelson arrive at a consensus.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)no wonder they've got his back.
I'm beginning to think he looks more like Satan.
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)He's a cheerleader for their brand of politics.
DallasNE
(7,402 posts)Dan Quayle? We all know how that worked out.
liberal N proud
(60,332 posts)If Ryan is the Koch's choice, they may have commanded Romney to place Ryan on the ticket.
A very scary sign if that is the case.
MightyMopar
(735 posts)Maybe this Ryan pick can be used to complete the circle and show people how some of the very rich are gaming the elections to pay even less taxes and get more favors.
lib2DaBone
(8,124 posts)Fine.. give me back every penny I paid in since 1963.. and I will be glad to go my own way.. part friends.
You bastards took money from my paycheck every since I was 14 years old.. delivering morning papers through the snow at 4 a.m. in Michigan and Ohio.
You politicians voted yourselves gigantic pay raises, free health care and GAVE TRILLIONS to your Crony Corporate buddies in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Now.. according to you.. it is MY fault?
Puh-leeze.. may I offer a gigantic, big, over-emphasized FUCK YOU!
UTUSN
(70,649 posts)lovuian
(19,362 posts)and lose
Ryan is a LOSER