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So, where will Eric Cantor cash his WINGNUT WELFARE check? Any bets?
Here are the possibilities:
1. The American Enterprise Institute: Koch brothers funded welfare institution for fake eggheads. Aka, political hacks that like to think of themselves as serious thinkers. Generally for ex-politicians who tried to maintain some image of intellectualism while in office. (ie-Kissinger, Wolfowitz)
2. The Heritage Foundation: Koch brothers funded welfare institution for retired, broken down, clapped-out 'culture warriors.' (ie-Jim DeMint.)
3. The CATO Institute: Kock brothers funded 'farm team' version of the American Enterprise Institute. Generally for people can't hold more than one economic or political idea in their head at the same time, and therefore combine them both into one big SIMPLE ideal called 'libertarianism.' Generally for ex-political staffers who graduated from college, and went straight into a job stuffing ballot boxes for some hacky Representative in Washington. (ie-Lew Rockwell, former staffer to Ron Paul.)
4. 'Pundint' at Fox News: Generally for clowns, felons, crooks, and political ratf#ckers (the actual term for a political dirty tricks specialist) who are too much of an embarrassment for any of the other organizations listed above; but who were at least entertaining, and know how to juggle and drop their pants. (ie-Karl Rove, Oliver North, Sarah Palin)
My bet is on The Heritage Foundation. "Eric Cantor, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation." Has a nice ring to it, don't you think?
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)He is too in love with himself to hide in some think tank.
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)up a daytime TV talk show, or something.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)The think tank stuff he gets paid to let his name be used and other folks do the work.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)get fees consulting on corporate bribery. While hoodwinking the gullible who still believe taxing billionaires hurts working folks.
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)it's so ubiquitous that I didn't think it was worth mentioning.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)and basically requires going out for dinners and drinks and complaining about people who work for a living.
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)the guy who owns the Public Sanitation company that picks up the city's garbage dies, and his son takes over, read the company's expense sheets, and wonders what Tony Soprano is doing to earn a $200,000 per year 'consulting fee.' Especially when he hasn't shown up to a company board meeting in 20 years.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)Mz Pip
(27,439 posts)Or maybe he'll give speeches.
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)they were actually hard done by by being confined to a piffling six figure a year salary, and an unlimited expense account during their decades in Washington; and want to make up for lost time by making piles of money facilitating corporate bribes to Congress after they retire.
underpants
(182,778 posts)He was hand picked by Bliley to be the Universal Corp and big tobacco lobbyist in office.
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)stating that he finished his career as a drug pusher for cancer sticks.
sendero
(28,552 posts).... but I agree with the previous poster, lobbying is where the $$$$ is.
Can you even imagine how ineffective these revolving door lobbyists would be if half of congress lost their seats every election.
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)Johonny
(20,836 posts)TeamPooka
(24,221 posts)Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)The taint is nearly universal.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Just thought I'd be counterintuitive..