New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse haz'd a sad Wednesday in response to the Supreme Court's ruling to lift some restrictions on campaign contributions, and sent out some bitter Tweets to mark the occasion:
Thanks, Scotus, now we can all give over $48,600 like the Koch Brothers to make sure U.S. doesn't become a plutocracy http://t.co/Zg38Mx8EEu
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) April 2, 2014
Just when you thought Adelson, Soros, Koches were making US a plutocracy, now comes Scotus ruling ending donors' cap http://t.co/dWGwQe4S2e
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) April 2, 2014
At least the Times is consistent. Its reporters and the editorial board seem to be on the same page.