97% Full Of Shit

Salon: The IRS filing of American Crossroads, an outside 527 group that was conceived by Karl Rove and ex-RNC chair Ed Gillespie, gives a good taste of who is funding the GOP effort to make big gains in the House and Senate come the fall. … Chaired by another ex-RNC chair, Mike Duncan, American Crossroads has pledged to raise $50 million to beat Democrats in the midterms and has been seen by some as a competitor to the Republican National Committee itself. And despite the group’s description of itself as “grassroots,” Salon’s review of its IRS filings show that four billionaires have contributed 97 percent of the $4.7 million it has raised to date. There are no limits on how much corporations, unions, and individuals can donate to 527 groups.

This pretty well reflects GOP public policy. Claim to be about the simple people but 97% about taking care of the billionaire. From tax cuts for the super-wealthy and the corporation, to outsourcing, deregulation, and on and on, GOP public policy is about short term gain for the super rich. These billionaires will get what they pay for.