I’m sure glad I don’t have to foot the bill for this ridiculous farce.
Now that you mention it, I'm thinking we all pay for this sort of stuff. And regular elections, too. That $1B it took to elect Obama, for example. That money had to come from somewhere. For corporate contributions, it's built into the price of goods & services. And in any case, that's $1B that could have been put to use elsewhere (not to deny spin doctors have to eat, too).
Actually, I would bet a large sum of my own money we already have.
Stimulus money was basically tossed around like candy, of course to the right people
Massive amounts went to all types of public sector unions in all 50 states.