Here's Why Harry Reid Loved Having A Koch Brother Blast Him In The Wall Street Journal

[kpete]

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Charles Koch, the billionaire conservative megadonor and chairman and CEO of Koch Industries, wrote a scathing Wall Street Journal op-ed Thursday lashing out at Democratic critics who have attempted to make him and his brother, David, a centerpiece of their midterm election strategy.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid — who has been at the forefront of the Democratic demonizing of the two brothers — loved it.

Reid discussed Koch's editorial at a press conference on raising the minimum wage Thursday afternoon. He said the op-ed made it clear he is "getting under their skin." Reid also relished in announcing [font color=red]Sen. Jerry Moran, a Republican from Kansas, had just read the entirety of the op-ed on the Senate floor.[/font]*

"I’ve helped make them a little more infamous or famous, and I’m glad I’ve done that," Reid said.



Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/harry-reid-charles-koch-brothers-wsj-op-ed-2014-4#ixzz2xr3O1DTp


*When does a Senator read an editorial on the senate floor you ask?
(top campaign contributor just happens to be Koch Industries)
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00005282&cycle=2014

[Dawson Leery]

1. Harry Reid (unlike so many other Democrats) knows how to play the game.

His goal is to make the Koch's household names by election day 2014.

[KT2000]

2. He has to keep it up

The Kochs are the definition of why libertarianism will never work. They can't stand exposure to the masses because they are above us all in their petty minds - keep shining the light on them and they will shrivel up and melt away - they cannot stand the light.