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When Chuck Schumer Craved Koch

AP
April 8, 2014

John Hinderaker at Powerline unearths a letter written by Senator Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) in 2009 thanking a Koch Industries political action committee for donating to his reelection campaign. He sounds pretty grateful:

Thank you so much for the generous KOCHPAC contribution to my 2010 campaign for re-election to the United States Senate. …

Your early financial help keeps me strong in my campaign. In return, I promise to continue working as hard as I can to help our nation reach its maximum potential.

Again, I can't thank you enough. All of my best to you and yours, and I look forward to working with you throughout this election.

These days, Schumer is "working as hard as [he] can to help our nation reach its maximum potential" by accusing the Koch brothers of engaging in "un-American" activity. He is simply following the lead of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.), who is also a recipient of Koch money.