Meet the Wealthy New Egomaniac Helping Bankroll the GOP

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http://www.alternet.org/meet-wealthy-new-egomaniac-helping-bankroll-gop



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But crazy hippies and ancient Tea Partyers aren’t the only “problem” for the two partisan political establishments. They’ve got much bigger miscreants in their midst: wealthy donors. This story in yesterday’s Politico about one wealthy egomaniac named Anthony Scaramucci, who’s bought the hype that being rich automatically assumes one must have great talent in all pursuits, illustrates the problem perfectly:

Scaramucci’s meteoric rise has tested traditional clenched-jawed mores in finance and especially in politics, where discretion and the ability to avoid attention are prized. The Mooch — who favors custom-made Loro Piana pinstriped suits and participated in a 2009 CNBC program called “Untold Wealth: The Rise of the Super Rich” that showed him walking by a golden harp in his living room — is not one to shun the spotlight.

In 2012, he boasted that he was “one of the top raisers” for Mitt Romney’s campaign, and about the time he spent at Romney’s New Hampshire lake house, while filling his Twitter feed with a mix of sensitive campaign finance information and a stream of backstage photos and glimpses of the Romneys and other top Republicans.

That’s the tip of the iceberg. The man’s high jinks make Donald Trump look like a prince by comparison.

The Democrats have their loose cannons too. There’s Hollywood, for one thing. But for the most part they give money to whomever the establishment wants them to and since they are professional performers they usually ( but not always) understand the limits of their involvement. But the Democrats are having to deal with these Big Money egos as well. Both parties attended a recent confab organized by “the Mooch” where, despite the fact that President Obama was apparently ludicrously portrayed by many as a pitcgfork-wielding populist, they all agreed that Wall Street had been unfairly maligned and, darn it all, it’s got to stop. President Obama’s right hand Valerie Jarrett even went so far as to praise Frank Underwood, Kevin Spacey’s fictional sociopath politician, for his ability to “get things done.”