“. . . But why would Republicans—even moderate ones—allow funding of such organizations as the one in the article?”
Ask Speaker Boehner or any Republican serving in the House of Representatives since 2010. They’ve all approved this spending and just doubled down with the recent pork laden budget bill passed before they went home.
Ah but things will change in 2015 now that the Republicans control the Senate. Can’t you hear McCain, Graham, Collins, McConnell and the rest of the incoming GOP majority demanding this waste be cut from the budget?
Sadly, we face enemies within the Republican Party as well as without, i.e. Democrats. Both must be defeated.
Regardless, it amazes me that even liberal Republicans would fund these types of organizations. One cannot serve one’s chamber of commerce masters if one cannot win elections...