At least, so reports SeattleTimes.com
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/...
Koch Industries said today in an open letter posted on its website.
The letter, from Koch executive Phillip Ellender, expresses surprise at the appeal coming after months of Democratic "disparagements and ad hominem attacks" on Koch.
"So you can imagine my chagrin when I got a letter from you on June 17 asking us to make five-figure contributions to the DSCC. You followed that up with a voicemail indicating that, if we contributed heavily enough, we would garner an invitation to join you and other Democratic leaders at a retreat in Kiawah Island this September."
"I'm hoping you can help me understand the intent of your request because it's hard not to conclude that DSCC politics have become so cynical that you actually expect people whom you routinely denounce to give DSCC money," Ellender wrote.
Disclaimer: I am a registered (unaffiliated) voter in the state of Washington.