Dems Denounce Koch Brothers and Then Call Them Up and Ask for Money

During the whole Wisconsin mess the Dems found a new target for their ire in the Koch Brothers, conservative business tycoons who have funded a lot of charitable and political interests. Although they were supposedly the root of all anti-liberal evil, some liberals still like their money. Liberals such as Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) who called and left a message looking for a donation. Yesterday the Kochs sent Murray a letter and released the recording of the money plea:

For many months now, your colleagues in the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee leadership have engaged in a series of disparagements and ad hominem attacks about us, apparently as part of a concerted political and fundraising strategy. Just recently, Senator Reid wrote in a DSCC fundraising letter that Republicans are trying to “force through their extreme agenda faster than you can say ‘Koch Brothers.’”

So you can imagine my chagrin when I got a letter from you on June 17 asking us to make five-figure contributions to the DSCC. You followed that up with a voicemail* indicating that, if we contributed heavily enough, we would garner an invitation to join you and other Democratic leaders at a retreat in Kiawah Island this September.

I’m hoping you can help me understand the intent of your request because it’s hard not to conclude that DSCC politics have become so cynical that you actually expect people whom you routinely denounce to give DSCC money.

The voicemail recording can be found here.

You can understand Murray's confusion.  After all, Democrats routinely abuse people in their own base knowing those people will continue to give them money and their votes.