Satire? Still dead.

Seriously, it's like they exhumed satire, sewed holy wafers into its mouth, put a stake through its heart, decapitated it with a silver axe, burned the body, and then scattered the ashes in a fucking hurricane just to be completely sure:

The details of AEI’s financial picture are private, and spokespeople for the think tank do not discuss fundraising or financial specifics. Much of its donor information is privileged, although some foundations reveal the size and purpose of the grants they have given AEI. But it is clear that the foundation grants and large corporate donations that go to AEI have changed, in ways that have affected the bottom line, overall spending, and individual scholars. Companies that have given generously to AEI in the past, such as General Motors, are facing harder times.

“We’ve contacted AEI,” said Greg Martin, a spokesman for the General Motors Foundation, “and we’ve told them that this is a very tough time for General Motors and we’re either cutting or closely reviewing the contributions we’re giving to think tanks.”

GM, a badly-run corporation failing in the market and seeking gummint handouts as a result, has to cut back the wingnut welfare it's been giving to the "scholars" at the American Enterprise Institute to pimp pro-corporation "free market" propaganda.

You could not make this shit up.