Koch Bros. planned takeover of USA

...The second Civil War,  Charles Koch, half of the  far right-wing Koch Brothers, doesn't have any doubts at all.  He spoke at the last closed bi-annual fundraiser he and his brother hold for a secret list of like-thinking million- and billionaires, and guests like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and the brothers' favorite justice, Clarence Thomas.  But the word  leaked out. -Art  Woodstone During his welcoming remarks, Charles Koch warned his guests that the 2012 elections are nothing short of a battle "for the life or death of this country." He then acknowledged the individuals and families who had given more than $1 million to the brothers' efforts—though he misspoke, saying "more than a billion," earning a huge laugh from the crowd. "Well, I was thinking of Obama and his billion-dollar campaign," Koch said, to more laughter and cheers. "So I thought, 'We gotta do better than that.'" (Forbes pegs the brothers' personal net worth at around $22 billion apiece.) (The complete audio and transcript of his remarks are available at The BRAD BLOG