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We live in interesting times. randome Oct 2013 #1
Buckle up daleanime Oct 2013 #2
Yeah, no kidding! calimary Oct 2013 #3
Probably trying to 2naSalit Oct 2013 #17
that's what I was thinking gopiscrap Oct 2013 #22
I think they're trying to cover their asses because they are the ones who financed notadmblnd Oct 2013 #93
Living in interesting times... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #37
Plausible deniability - covering their corporate arses from lawsuits. Tigress DEM Oct 2013 #71
Everyone knows how irresponsible and dangerous this precedent is budkin Oct 2013 #4
Yeah, somebody in their camp realizes they've blown Pandora's Box wide open calimary Oct 2013 #5
One of the Koch brothers just heard the door bell ring. "Who's there?", he asked. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #35
Seriously - those 2 should be held accountable for this mess. nt TBF Oct 2013 #63
The train is off the tracks and no one can stop it now. texanwitch Oct 2013 #6
All the media is having a noticeable swtich nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #7
It reminds me a little of Nixon times grantcart Oct 2013 #13
Yup, my reaction was, dueling pressers. nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #16
I was glad that after Boehner's presser my TV was still in one piece. grantcart Oct 2013 #23
I'm ready to deep six my tv .. !! YOHABLO Oct 2013 #58
yup I agree gopiscrap Oct 2013 #18
But now Obama is stonewalling the m$m! I know I babylonsister Oct 2013 #55
That is certainly true... icnorth Oct 2013 #84
Well the corporate media is trying to blame Pres O about Iliyah Oct 2013 #15
No shit gopiscrap Oct 2013 #21
They know exactly what they are doing. Remember that Cruz, Bachmann, alfredo Oct 2013 #30
They are dedicated to chaos....they are conjuring it... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #78
All of those lawmakers have enough money to insulate themselves from the chaos. alfredo Oct 2013 #89
The only allegiance those fucking assholes have is to themselves tabasco Oct 2013 #83
I had a friend who was part of an evangelist family. During the winter he stayed drunk. alfredo Oct 2013 #91
I actually saw things criticizing the GOP on my local TV news this morning deutsey Oct 2013 #81
At some point even clowns want to wash the paint off their faces. nt bunnies Oct 2013 #8
+1 AmBlue Oct 2013 #14
Ann Coulter and Lucianne Goldberg stopped sending him money. DURHAM D Oct 2013 #9
Haven't heard about Coultergeist in a long time Liberalynn Oct 2013 #85
I've always wondered about him madokie Oct 2013 #10
So let me get this strait they created a monster, and Lobo27 Oct 2013 #11
BINGO!!! Myrina Oct 2013 #42
Yep. That's about the size of it, I'm afraid. calimary Oct 2013 #72
The Koch Brothers and their allies are running for cover. Iliyah Oct 2013 #12
They're running for cover because their cover's been blown. calimary Oct 2013 #31
I think they all assumed POTUS would cave, and they're suddenly pnwmom Oct 2013 #41
I think you're onto something there. calimary Oct 2013 #45
Hell, I was expecting Obama to cave again, as recently as this morning. Raksha Oct 2013 #62
I don't think Obama is in a mood to cave SteveG Oct 2013 #70
The Koch Bothers are distancing themselves from the morons to get new morons to run against them Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #19
I wouldn't trust the fucking Koch's though gopiscrap Oct 2013 #20
They're just saying this for plausible deniability PeoViejo Oct 2013 #25
I agree gopiscrap Oct 2013 #26
Welcome to DU, PeoViejo! Yep. I think it may be time to start talking about nationalizing calimary Oct 2013 #46
Thanks for the welcome. PeoViejo Oct 2013 #96
Welcome to DU!!! blue14u Oct 2013 #79
Thanks for the Welcome. PeoViejo Oct 2013 #95
Gee, it's nice to have a few more peos viejos around these parts! MADem Oct 2013 #80
Thanks PeoViejo Oct 2013 #88
This. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #29
If there's no big Koch money to back baggers zentrum Oct 2013 #24
They are just distancing themselves from what they have wrought. CanonRay Oct 2013 #27
Must be worried about his investment portfolio. obxhead Oct 2013 #28
Bingo. roamer65 Oct 2013 #40
You stole my post. llmart Oct 2013 #52
Thinking the same thought as well. n/t Ellipsis Oct 2013 #68
Maybe even the Kochs see a downside annabanana Oct 2013 #32
sure because people are rebelling florida08 Oct 2013 #33
. florida08 Oct 2013 #34
So that is why the Obamacare threat was suddenly silenced and now they doc03 Oct 2013 #36
The Kochs don't have The Wizard Oct 2013 #38
And as far as pissing money down a rat hole, I bet they're hugely and painfully aware of how much calimary Oct 2013 #47
Good news Gothmog Oct 2013 #39
Koch brothers. When you find a fucking rattlesnake freezing in the snow, either let it die, or bluestate10 Oct 2013 #43
Keeping the Koch's out in front. Good. grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #44
YES. Out there in the open. Up front. With all the lights turned on and focused on them. calimary Oct 2013 #48
Turn a light on and they scurry like cockroaches bklyncowgirl Oct 2013 #57
Yep. Absolutely. Figure it this way: if they thought what they were doing was calimary Oct 2013 #73
So, the Kochs have finally realized what was obvious to everybody else... regnaD kciN Oct 2013 #49
Reccing for using "wrong-wing" ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #50
Koch Bros. fund front groups libodem Oct 2013 #51
Feeding frenzy, no one wants to be the one to take the fall. 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #53
Julian Castro posted a great link tonight - TBF Oct 2013 #64
And it's Gallup. Sweeter than sweet! calimary Oct 2013 #74
So does this mean that the House Republicans will STFU Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #54
Seed the Tea Party winds, reap the elected Teabillie/Teapublican whirlwinds. Dumb shits. marble falls Oct 2013 #56
Folk at the Old Boys' Club must be givin the Kochs the hairy-eyeball: "If y'all trash the economy struggle4progress Oct 2013 #59
Just for the nostalgia: "Spikey" Issikoff Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #60
Why don't I ever see reference to their father who was a co-founder of the John Birch Society? Kablooie Oct 2013 #61
Sounds like he's not on the gravy train. JNelson6563 Oct 2013 #65
"Amazing! Fucking amazing!" BootinUp Oct 2013 #66
Isikoff has done good stuff before. Jim Lane Oct 2013 #67
As I Read That I Thought WOW DallasNE Oct 2013 #69
Shit - just have to say another thank you, DU! calimary Oct 2013 #75
You reap what you sow... but I hate that the rest of us will suffer too ecstatic Oct 2013 #76
Rec nt NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #77
Amazing? It's downright shocking!........nt Enthusiast Oct 2013 #82
the reality is this: the koch brothers did a cost/benefit analysis of the situation... Javaman Oct 2013 #86
pod person or walk-in? most likely explanation for him doing his damned job for a change. niyad Oct 2013 #87
Kock's just blinked... Actionman Oct 2013 #90
Welcome to DU, Actionman! calimary Oct 2013 #94
Kochs will never take responsibility: their puppets are their fall guys-to blame for everything. hue Oct 2013 #92
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