coincidence or crime?

update: each senator that voted for the pipeline received us$250,000 for doing so.

koch brothers exposed

there is a documentary premiering tonight that exposes the political machine built and run by charles and david koch of koch industries. of particular note is their involvement in 'citizens united', the supreme court case that set the precedent that companies can pour as much money into elections as they like, and under cover of darkness.

more interesting, still, that justice clarence thomas - a toady if ever there was one - and chief justice john roberts attended a closed-door retreat with the koch's prior to their ruling. funny how supreme court justices seem to be exempt from recusing themselves from cases where they may have some direct interest... or where they take orders from billionaires.