They ran anti-library robo calls (seriously, anti-library!) and they won. Not only will Plainfield not get the new library building, but "a 20 percent cut to services and programs will be needed to keep the existing building functional in the long term." So the Kochs have truly won. No new building, and the current one will suck 20 percent more, proving even local government doesn't work (unless it's funded).

Don't ever forget this: There is no level to which the Kochs will not sink and they most certainly want to change the face of America, from the local public library on up. Jane Mayer, who wrote the book on these guys, says it best: "Where the influence of money goes so much further, and what people who are interested in this need to take a look at, is the lower levels: the state and even local elections. […] It's a comprehensive system to change America. So presidential politics certainly is the splashiest arena, but it's not actually the place where they have the most influence."