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    Default Soros: Can't stop Republican Avalanche?

    Interesting that Soros thinks there is going to be a Republican Avalance and that's why he's not investing in the political arena this election cycle. Hmmmmmmm..perhaps he should talk to Pelosi.


    October 11, 2010, 8:38 am <!-- date updated --><!-- <abbr class="updated" title="2010-10-11T14:32:36+00:00">— Updated: 2:32 pm</abbr> --><!-- Title -->
    Soros: I Can’t Stop a Republican ‘Avalanche’

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    <ADDRESS class="byline author vcard">By SEWELL CHAN</ADDRESS><!-- The Content -->
    George Soros, the billionaire financier who was an energetic Democratic donor in the last several election cycles but is sitting this one out, is not feeling optimistic about Democratic prospects.
    “I made an exception getting involved in 2004,” Mr. Soros, 80, said in a brief interview Friday at a forum sponsored by the Bretton Woods Committee, which promotes understanding of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
    “And since I didn’t succeed in 2004, I remained engaged in 2006 and 2008. But I’m basically not a party man. I’d just been forced into that situation by what I considered the excesses of the Bush administration.”
    Mr. Soros, a champion of liberal causes, has been directing his money to groups that work on health care and the environment, rather than electoral politics. Asked if the prospect of Republican control of one or both houses of Congress concerned him, he said: “It does, because I think they are pushing the wrong policies, but I’m not in a position to stop it. I don’t believe in standing in the way of an avalanche.”

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    He may not be making contributions to candidates, but he's certainly funding their media making apparatus.


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    He's definitely working behind the scenes .... funding the think tanks that are writing the policies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrskurtsprincess View Post
    He's definitely working behind the scenes .... funding the think tanks that are writing the policies.
    Yep, he's what the Dems feared Rove was. Seriously.


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