To: TideGlider who wrote (745273 ) 10/9/2013 2:24:43 PM From: tejek Respond to You people are hilarious in your lack of sanity. If it wasn't for the fact this country's well being is at jeopardy, I would be laughing my ass off at all the ridiculous moves your counterparts are making.Stupid is as stupid does! Kochs to Congress: Focus on spending, not Obamacare In a move that highlights a growing rift in conservative ranks, Koch Industries -- the privately held energy conglomerate owned by billionaires Charles and David Koch -- today distanced the firm from allied political groups lobbying to keep the government shut down unless Obamacare is defunded. A letter, signed by the company's chief lobbyist and sent to members of Congress , says that Koch Industries has taken no position on the shutdown dispute in Congress "nor have we lobbied on legislative provisions defending Obamacare."Instead, Koch Industries wants Congress to focus on "balancing the budget" and "cutting government spending," among other goals, said Philip Ellender, Koch Industries president for government and public affairs. he letter comes in the wake of media reports documenting how Freedom Partners -- a newly formed conservative trade association closely associated with the Koch brothers -- has helped finance many of the conservative and Tea Party groups that have been pressuring Republicans to link defunding Obamacare to the passage of a continuing resolution to fund the government and extend the debt ceiling. nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com
