Very wealthy ­Americans influencing elections

The biggest sponsor of rightwing Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich is billionaire casino king Sheldon Adelson. He already gave $21 million till now to the campaign of Gingrich and is considering donating another cool $100 million. That's how obsceen politics in the U.S. has become. Adelson can afford it, he's good for at least $25 billion. 
When the casino mogul was asked if it was fair to influence an election like this, he said:

“I’m against very wealthy ­people attempting to or influencing elections,” he shrugs. “But as long as it’s doable I’m going to do it.”

But why would he spent so much money on Gingrich? Very likely a loser. Well, Adelson is buying public policy. In this case, the Middle East policies of Republican Newt Gingrich. 
Adelson, who hopes that his son will become a sniper in the Israeli Defense Force, wants for example to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Gingrich said he will do so on his very first day as U.S. president. Adelson also was pleased with Gingrich’s description of Palestinians as “an invented people.”
Indeed, that kind of policies.

Sheldon Adelson: “I am not Israeli. The uniform that I wore in the military, unfortunately, was not an Israeli uniform.  It was an American uniform, although my wife was in the IDF and one of my daughters was in the IDF ... our two little boys, one of whom will be bar mitzvahed tomorrow, hopefully he’ll come back-- his hobby is shooting -- and he’ll come back and be a sniper for the IDF.".