Tanking Times for Conservative Think Tanks?

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"Since the financial crisis began, the corporate and philanthropic foundations and donors who gird most think tanks have become stingier about their grants," reports David Weigel. He notes that the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative think tank that was one of the most prominent cheerleaders for the Bush administration's policies, has had to cut back on projects and staff. "AEI is heavily funded by corporate philanthropy," explained Christopher Levenick, a former AEI fellow. "Naturally, they’ve taken a hit. Folks who have sponsored them for years have fallen by the wayside."

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Washington Independent, March 13, 2009
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Think Tanks

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Anonymous replied on

Does this mean that the cross dressing, fake research, pro gun puppet John Lott will be losing his job? Hey Larry Craig is on the NRA Board of Directors. Maybe Lott could dress up as alter ego Mary Rosh (he invented this internet creation to shill for his own gun research on blogs) and do airport bathroom research with Craig.