Be scared, Democrats, because Daddy's taking the credit card away. That's right: George Soros, the billionaire financier who's bankrolled many Democratic victories in previous years, isn't donating to them this year, saying that even he can't stop the Republican "avalanche."

What kind of fighting spirit is this for a rich guy who secretly runs a political party?

"And since I didn't succeed in 2004, I remained engaged in 2006 and 2008. But I'm basically not a party man. I'd just been forced into that situation by what I considered the excesses of the Bush administration."

Mr. Soros, a champion of liberal causes, has been directing his money to groups that work on health care and the environment, rather than electoral politics. Asked if the prospect of Republican control of one or both houses of Congress concerned him, he said: "It does, because I think they are pushing the wrong policies, but I'm not in a position to stop it. I don't believe in standing in the way of an avalanche."

Oh please, not a "party man." You can't just come and go like that, George Soros. Barack Obama, for example, had to meet with Soros privately to get the green light on his presidential campaign. He's got a stake in this thing.

All-powerful overlords just have no loyalty these days.

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