WSJ Washington Wire: A Democrat Praises Koch Industries

[flpoljunkie]

A Democrat Praises Koch Industries
It’s not every day you hear a Democrat defend Koch Industries on the floor of the U.S. House.


Rep. Dan Boren (D., Okla.) (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, David McDaniel, File)

After all, Charles and David Koch, co-owners of one of the largest privately held conglomerates in the U.S., have become Public Enemies No. 1 and No. 2 for most Democrats by bankrolling Republican candidates and a number of prominent conservative causes.

But Oklahoma Rep. Dan Boren, whose conservative voting record sometimes makes him look more like a Republican than a Democrat, praised Koch Industries on Wednesday during debate over legislation to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

“I’m proud of the work Koch Industries brings to my district and its record of environmental stewardship,” said Mr. Boren.

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http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/04/06/a-democrat-praises-koch-industries/

[marmar]

1. There are probably more than a few Dems on Koch......

..... Andrew Cuomo being one of them.

[xchrom]

2. +1

[Monk06]

3. All Righty Then !!!!

[Turbineguy]

4. Well then,

if they are such stewards of the environment, those EPA regs won't be an issue for them.

[hobbit709]

5. What do you expect from a Kochroach.

[ProSense]

6. Boren voted to repeal the health care law.

Major asshole.

[Me.]

7. Democrat?

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[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. "record of environmental stewardship,” Talk about giving prostitutes a bad name. nt

[tallahasseedem]

10. I'll be glad to donate to anyone

who opposes him in the next election.