When we talk about the Republican Establishment

[Balog]

these are the folks we're referring to.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/wall-street-republicans-hillary-clinton-2016-106070.html

“If it turns out to be Jeb versus Hillary we would love that and either outcome would be fine,” one top Republican-leaning Wall Street lawyer said over lunch in midtown Manhattan last week. “We could live with either one. Jeb versus Joe Biden would also be fine. It’s Rand Paul or Ted Cruz versus someone like Elizabeth Warren that would be everybody’s worst nightmare.”

Instead, the donors, financial executives and Washington representatives offered a consistent refrain: If we can’t nominate someone like Bush or Christie from the pro-business wing of the party, and if the GOP nominee is from the far right, then we will hold our noses and tolerate Clinton.
“Most people in the industry find her approachable and have a track record with her,” one Republican financial services executive said. “They wouldn’t align with her on every policy, but they won’t view her as hostile to the sector. If it turns out to be Hillary walking away with it, there would not be any panic.”

All regulation is about rent seeking or fence building. Big Business is intrinsically in favor of an expansive fed.gov that's amenable to being bought, because the rent and fences are made to their specifications.

[Tallpine]

yeah 

[Ben]

I still think it's hilarious that Rand Paul is referred to as "far right".

[Perd Hapley]

I still think it's hilarious that Rand Paul is referred to as "far right".

Far right. I think that means he fails to believe the Benghazi incident resulted from a YouTube video.

[brimic]

these are the folks we're referring to.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/wall-street-republicans-hillary-clinton-2016-106070.html

All regulation is about rent seeking or fence building. Big Business is intrinsically in favor of an expansive fed.gov that's amenable to being bought, because the rent and fences are made to their specifications.

yep. they love their incestuous relationship with leviathon.  I still obamacate is megalocorp's wettest dream- some, like GE, get to build the fences, others simply benefit from killing off any future competition from small businesses.

[lee n. field]

The Stupid Party rides again.

[HankB]

“Most people in the industry find her approachable and have a track record with her,” one Republican financial services executive said.

That means they've been heartened by her unofficial motto, "WILL WORK FOR CATTLE FUTURES."