Indeed, the history of subsidized conservative idea factories stretches back at least to the New Deal, when American business leaders quietly organized a well-funded, but somewhat hidden public-relations campaign against Franklin Roosevelt.
All of which is appropriate and admirable and definitely a good way to proceed, even if it also seems somewhat fragile next to the well-funded juggernauts of sport and shopping nearby.
The formation of the Blue Obelisk group is somewhat unusual in that it is not a funded network, nor does it follow the industry consortium model.
Someone asked Mr. McCain, "Have you always been covered, in your adult life, by a taxpayer-funded health care plan?" He smiled somewhat, before responding: "I was out of the military for a while before I went to Congress.
Other than the ambassador of Brazil, his private chef and two somewhat furtive Americans working for a U.S. government-funded consulting firm, no other guests were in residence.
In the United Kingdom, the Carbon Trust, a government-funded company promoting climate change mitigation, estimates somewhat more optimistically that in the long run, wave and tidal power together could supply 15 20% of British electricity needs.
It is also worth noting that to date there has been no publically funded trial of zanamivir, which given that we know manufactured funded trials overstate treatment effects is somewhat puzzling, given the extensive use and stockpiling of this drug.
If that rage seems somewhat misdirected, here's an explanation: 40 years of well-funded, highly organized laissez-faire proselytizing and government-bashing have done a number on the American mind.
Meaning, looking at past results, do they tend to pick candidates who have not been able to spend great wads of cash on ads and other campaign tools … or does the most well-funded candidate tend to triumph in New Hampshire after all, somewhat contrary to the popular image?
