This actually makes perfect sense. Remember a guy from Arkansas named William Jefferson Clinton? Some may remember he was President of the United States at one time. Clinton was also President of the anti-populist Democratic Leadership Council, and some even remember that as President, Clinton actually furthered the Republican legislative agenda, while pretending he was a "Liberal". Bill always had a reasonable excuse for tacking to the right, and that makes sense ... for Koch Industries not only financially backed the DLC, it also had a representative on the organization's committees, along with other major US Corporations. The DLC, like the Tea Party, and ALEC, was a project the Koch Brothers supported ... and it paid dividends for them.
The Koch Brothers investment in an Arkansas politician through the DLC netted them:
NAFTA, GATT94(WTO), Telecommunications Act of 1996, Welfare "Reform", Don't Ask Don't Tell, Most Favored Nations Status for China (despite horrendous human rights record), GLBA (repeal of Glass Steagall), and Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (ENRON loophole).
Having an Arkansas politician on the leash worked well for the Koch Brothers before and it looks like they are back for more.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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