The Third Way?

Oh wait, they already have that one set up, never mind.

... just found a sneaky, backdoor way to get money to ALEC.

You're right; these robber barons won't give up easily, and if ALEC has to fold, they'll be up and running under another nom de corruption before the ink is dry on the dissolution papers for ALEC.

Con Every Lousy American

and I think/hope it is significant and the Tipping Point as corporations and "leaders" begin to be subject to the new realities of social media. They watch their Twitter feeds very carefully and one Twitterer can contact a lot of like-minded folk in a matter of minutes. And all answer to individual shareholders...rich, but real people mostly.

Someone help me out here, but I vaguely recall the old saying that everyone was at least 6 contacts away from someone in power. It's just now we have the ability to take advantage of that. That and media/video/audio/internet quick replay ... harder to boldfaced lie than it used to be.

Rush may have listeners, but he's been mortally wounded and will no longer enjoy mastership of the Republican Party, at least publically. The same is true for mega advertisers for ALEC. Funding won't end, but it will be scrutinized more closely. That's success.

Now, on to the SCOTUS ... how do we get a couple to retire sooner rather than later???