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Mc Mike

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29. Just speculated Koch funding reflexively,

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 08:52 AM

Dec 2012

as an easy way to find a bad entity to hang the third way mess on.

Sourcewatch has stuff on Third Way Foundation funding, and funding for the laughably named 'Progressive Policy Institute'.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Third_Way_Foundation

It lists some usual suspect foundations, Olin, Bradley. Some oil companies, Occidental, Chevron, Amoco. Some chem companies, DuPont, Dow. Defense companies, banks, insurance comps. The Kochs' Georgia-Pacific is listed on the old (up to 1999) Progressive Foundation's corporate funder list.

Al From, from your post 28 link, is still listed as Chair, but the stub article is 4 years old.

Thanks for the DU link. I often forget to look in here first, and instead go outside to get substantiating info. I'm glad you posted the excerpt snips in '04, because the progressive and prospect articles went down the internet memory hole.

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Guess what? Chained CPI is the bright idea of Third Way, the Dem "policy shop". [View all] madfloridian Dec 2012 OP

Not surprising since most of the Third Way board members are wealthy banksters. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #1

The president of that group wrote an essay in the 90s to privatize SS madfloridian Dec 2012 #4

Yes. This is important. jsr Dec 2012 #14

+1 HiPointDem Dec 2012 #18

Of course it is. woo me with science Dec 2012 #2

Upset with Durbin since he was on Bowles Simpson commission. madfloridian Dec 2012 #3

Dick Durbin used to be a liberal, or maybe he just faked it better and longer than the others. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #26

Jay Carney said it is something the Republicans wanted. madfloridian Dec 2012 #5

Not a Republican idea only...pushed by "centrist" Democrats. madfloridian Dec 2012 #6

Kick. woo me with science Dec 2012 #7

Thanks for the kick. madfloridian Dec 2012 #8

Hint: Especially posts that expose the Third Way. Zorra Dec 2012 #10

You really should read this: jsr Dec 2012 #15

Naive me. Never thought of anything like that happening. madfloridian Dec 2012 #16

Shocking! Not. K&R nt Zorra Dec 2012 #9

K&R! octoberlib Dec 2012 #11

Gosh, I remember when the Democratic Party was regarded as "The Party of the People". Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #12

ooh, those wacky dems! HiPointDem Dec 2012 #13

Kochs help fund Third Way, maybe? nt Mc Mike Dec 2012 #17

I know the Heritage Foundation funded it, looking up now for the others. madfloridian Dec 2012 #22

I tried, could only get some David Koch refs. Mc Mike Dec 2012 #27

I found this post from the DU archives 2004. Quite a bit of info on funders of DLC madfloridian Dec 2012 #28

Just speculated Koch funding reflexively, Mc Mike Dec 2012 #29

To find them you almost have to know who wrote them. madfloridian Dec 2012 #31

Seems almost like the g-sponsored site search has a randomizer function in it. Mc Mike Dec 2012 #34

Evil. reformist2 Dec 2012 #19

Of course it is. Public policy, political philosophy plutocrats cloaked as 'think tanks' Melinda Dec 2012 #20

It's spelled the Turd Way n/t hootinholler Dec 2012 #21

Kick. woo me with science Dec 2012 #23

Kick to remind how we got here. nt woo me with science Dec 2012 #24

K&R Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2012 #25

the Turd Way strikes again. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #30

Yet we are supposed to imagine when a Dem proposes it, "He didn't mean it." DirkGently Dec 2012 #32

Hunh! They're the job creators, madfloridian. Octafish Dec 2012 #33

That is very true, Octafish. madfloridian Dec 2012 #37

Uh, no. Please Google 1996 Boskin Commission. NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #35

Well, in their posted plan they take credit for it. madfloridian Dec 2012 #36