Why is Google Funding Grover Norquist, Heritage Action and ALEC?

I somehow have the feeling this is related to:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/tim-carney-apple-becomes-lates...

It seems large companies in the US need to give money to the lobbyists otherwise they have trouble.

Regarding the high standing of Google in the hacker community I wonder why this news article is not voted higher.

tldr; Don't be evil is the Google motto and they are supporting some conservative groups. Conservatives are all Koch brother puppets and the Kochs are evil, therefore Google is evil.