Murki make me unconfortable. She sound like somebody who infiltrated the Republican party.
It's not that she's "infiltrated" the party, as much as she likes the personal advantages that accrue to senior federal politicians, and is unwilling to see those goodies slip away from her.
Lot's of people look kindly upon you when you control hundreds of billions of dollars in funding. A smart person can turn that to her advantage. I don't think she cares whether she is advancing the Republican or Democrat agenda, as long as what she does generates benefits to herself and her clique.
You get invited to a lot of really fancy parties, and you get to dress up a lot.