As I predicted, astroturf tea baggers true to form

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15 Tea Party Caucus freshmen rake in $3.5 million in first 9 months in Washington

A joint analysis by iWatch News and the Center for Responsive Politics has found that the 15 freshmen members of the Tea Party Caucus have embraced many of the same special interests that have supported Republicans for years. The fifteen combined have received over $3,450,000 during the first three quarters of this year from almost 700 different PACs.

It's an impressive haul for a group of newly elected House members. But it shouldn't be surprising that these fresh faces found new friends in Washington.

"Business as usual," says Mary Boyle of good-government group Common Cause. "The lobbyists and other traditional Washington powers know that the newbies will learn fast that they need them, and their rolodexes."

It may well be, but some of the freshmen appear to have their eyes wide open.

A joint analysis by iWatch News and the Center for Responsive Politics has found that the 15 freshmen members of the Tea Party Caucus have embraced many of the same special interests that have supported Republicans for years. The fifteen combined have received over $3,450,000 during the first three quarters of this year from almost 700 different PACs.

It's an impressive haul for a group of newly elected House members. But it shouldn't be surprising that these fresh faces found new friends in Washington.

"Business as usual," says Mary Boyle of good-government group Common Cause. "The lobbyists and other traditional Washington powers know that the newbies will learn fast that they need them, and their rolodexes."

It may well be, but some of the freshmen appear to have their eyes wide open.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-ce...comm_ref=false

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astroturf tea baggers were financed by Kock Bros, organized by Repug operatives, and were always nothing right-wing establishment shills. The proof is above.

[Wild Cobra]

LOL...

A little over $200,000 average per congressman, and you think that's newsworthy?

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Tell me when there is some real money involved please. Just how far do you think that much money goes these days?

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Sure, that $200Ks will have them voting for whatever the donors want or don't want, the Human-American voters be damned.

Business as usual for the dramatically, hypocritically anti-DC/anti-govt tea baggers.

[Wild Cobra]

Sure, that $200Ks will have them voting for whatever the donors want or don't want, the Human-American voters be damned.

Business as usual for the dramatically, hypocritically anti-DC/anti-govt tea baggers.

Maybe you would pros ute yourself for that much, but these people already make more than that annually.

Think about that.

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So Wc is cool with tea potty members reneging on their campiagn promises...

[Wild Cobra]

So Wc is cool with tea potty members reneging on their campiagn promises...

What renege?

Do you realize that quite often, candidates and in bents get election financing because they believe the same as those who fund?

[Stringer_Bell]

What renege?

Do you realize that quite often, candidates and in bents get election financing because they believe the same as those who fund?

Exactly! I don't know what people get so upset about. It's simply a bunch of assholes getting money from a bunch of like-minded assholes, it's the nature of campaign funding in a HEALTHY democracy.

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"HEALTHY democracy."

It's diseased democracy when the UCA and wealthy can buy/dictate to legislators, regulators, rule makers to the total disregard for/disadvantage of Human-Americans.

tea bagger Congress jerks are just as corrupt as any of non-tea baggers. iow, nothing has changed. The tea baggers dance to the 1%'s tunes.