Belle of the ball: Koch brother, lobbyists, fete the new House majority

[Memory Lane]

Three words to describe the Koch brothers and their lobbyists’ relationship to the new House and its brand new, dumbo-gaveled speaker: who’s … your … daddy …?
From ThinkProgress:

Today, as Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) was sworn in as the Speaker of the House for the 112th Congress, ThinkProgress witnessed a group of Koch Industries lobbyists entering the Capitol along with members of Congress and their families. Tim Phillips, a former business partner to Jack Abramoff who now leads the Koch front group Americans for Prosperity, was with Nancy Pfotenhauer, a former corporate lobbyist for Koch Industries.

ThinkProgress learned that David Koch, the polluter billionaire who has bankrolled groups organizing the Tea Parties and much of the modern conservative movement, was also in attendance in the Capitol for Boehner’s swearing-in event.

After the ceremony, David Koch walked up to Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH) — a freshman Republican Koch helped to elect using his front group, Americans for Prosperity — and asked him to confirm that he will be attending a party that Koch is hosting for Republicans. Guinta said he would be at the party, which began at 5:00pm today.

Of course, you know David Koch as the man behind the tea party curtain, and the guy who brought together the shadowy group of moguls who, through American Crossroads, bankrolled the Republicans’ 2010 electoral triumph.

The only question, is whether Mr. Koch gave Weepy any checks to hand out on the House floor. Tick-tock…