paul:

“What I can’t understand is how very wealthy people and corporations give money to the Democratic presidential campaign. Surely it is not in their best interests, given his true (forget the fluff) ideology.

Are these wealthy Democratic donors equivalent to the Russian new rich?”

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Those wealthy donors are part of the Progressive Vanguard. They have typically been educated at “elite” universities,and form a social, political and business clique, which is maintained via such self-reinforcing mechanisms as sweetheart business deals, incestuous hiring practices, favorable legislation, and rewarding their cronies from the public trough.

Obama and his cronies will know exactly how to reward their supporters and punish their opponents via the above referenced mechanisms… and that is not solely a democratic characteristic, it is a large part of the reason the republicans in the legislature are polling so low.

ie. The GOP is no different then the Dems and Progressives

so called “Crony capitalism” is actually “Crony Socialism” and is an excellent argument for the Libertarian vision of small effective government and balanced budget amendment to the US constitution.

A good example is the plundering of the semi-governmental entities Freddie/Fanny/Indy-MAC for political and financial gain.