I know I said that I would be talking about the Koch Brothers, but it's much easier to talk primarily about David Koch. His brother, Charles, is like-minded when it comes to politics, and I figured a long post about two old white guys would start to sound dreadfully bland - "white," if you will. Then again, most of my political posts are about white guys.
At any rate, as I was reading about David Koch, I found that he reminded me of Harvey Dent. Hell, maybe they're related. Harvey Dent is, of course, a purely fictional character that also goes by the name of "Two-Face." Just ask Batman. Reading through David's biography is like reading the journal of a schizophrenic. On one day he's saving lives, and on the next day he's blowing up cities. It created a bit of a conundrum for me because, unlike Roger Ailes and Pat Robertson, David Koch has actually done good things. He gives millions to charities and organizations as well as to art and education programs. You know that show Nova on PBS? He donated $7 million to it!
If David Koch's history of giving stopped right there, I'd label him a bona-fide philanthropist and call this post finished. Unfortunately, it doesn't. You get the feeling after reading through the full list of his donations that he really only gives to charity in order to save face. That sounds awful, I know, but hear me out.
