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Not National News: Bankrupt Solyndra Destroys Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Glass

January 25, 2012 by PA Pundits - International

By Tom Blumer ~ I guess what follows shouldn’t be a total surprise, given that the Obama administration was perfectly comfortable ruining hundreds of thousands of perfectly good cars during the Cash For Clunkers program in 2009. The video which follows from CBS News in San Francisco last Thursday (full transcript here) tells viewers what […]

Solyndra Update: Friday Document Dump Raises More Questions

January 18, 2012 by PA Pundits - International

By Lachlan Markay ~ The White House’s Friday evening Solyndra document dump revealed a pair of interesting facts that should not be lost in the news cycle’s three-day-weekend lull. Neither is a smoking gun, but both will likely fuel the fire of an investigation the administration would rather see die out. According to internal emails […]

CBS Exposes ‘the New Solyndras’ – Will ABC and CBS Follow Suit?

January 14, 2012 by PA Pundits - International

By Scott Whitlock According to a CBS News investigation, the controversial government loan to now-bankrupt Solyndra wasn’t an isolated incident. “CBS This Morning” reporter Sharyl Attkisson explained, “We identified 11 green energy companies beside Solyndra that, together, got billions of tax dollars then declared bankruptcy or are suffering other serious financial issues.” A CBS graphic […]

Obama’s Green Jobs Program “Infused with Politics at Every Level”

December 27, 2011 by PA Pundits - International

By Mike Brownfield In a damning report, The Washington Post details its investigation of President Barack Obama’s much-hyped green jobs program. Its findings? Politics, not policy, underpinned the White House’s calculations. From The Post report: Meant to create jobs and cut reliance on foreign oil, Obama’s green-technology program was infused with politics at every level, The […]

‘Solyndra Was Just the Beginning’: Experts Predict Solar Industry Collapse

December 1, 2011 by PA Pundits - International

By Lachlan Markay Industry analysts are predicting a massive bout of bankruptcies for hundreds of American solar firms as the market for solar panels, inflated by zealous government backing, begins to cool down. The fallout could be dramatic, CNN reported Wednesday. “Of the few hundred or so solar panel makers worldwide, just 20 to 40 […]

Labor Department May Sink Another $14 Million into Solyndra

November 23, 2011 by PA Pundits - International

By Lachlan Markay Taxpayers will likely shell out another $14.3 million in federal aid to the 1,100 people formerly employed by defunct solar company Solyndra. The Labor Department announced Monday that it had approved Trade Adjustment Assistance payments for those former employees, which may pay out about $13,000 for each. TAA is designed to compensate […]

Obama’s Green Energy Fail

November 22, 2011 by PA Pundits - International

By Alan Caruba Watching Secretary of Energy Steven Chu face nearly five hours of grilling by a congressional committee seeking answers to the multi-billion dollar loss taxpayers have taken after the department dispensed their money in pursuit of its Green energy program was a reminder that ideology is not a substitute for reality. Dr. Chu […]

Citing Solyndra, House GOP Whip Says Steven Chu Should Be Replaced

November 19, 2011 by PA Pundits - International

By Lachlan Markay House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Friday said Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s lack of knowledge about the problems plaguing now-bankrupt Solyndra demonstrates poor management skills that preclude him from being an effective Cabinet-level official. “I would look to have somebody else manage” the Department of Energy, McCarthy said on a Friday […]

The Accountability Charade

November 19, 2011 by PA Pundits - International

By Michelle Malkin You can’t spell “accountability” without “A,” “C” and “T.” But in Washington, government officials routinely get away with “taking personal responsibility” by mouthing empty words devoid of action. Heads nod in collective agreement that mistakes were made. But heads never roll. The Obama administration has raised this accountability charade to an art […]

Leaked Emails Fuel Perception of Cronyism in Solyndra Loan

November 10, 2011 by PA Pundits - International

By Lachlan Markay In a move that is sure to intensify the already testy exchanges between the White House and congressional investigators, the House Energy and Commerce Committee today released a series of emails showing that Obama donor and Solyndra investor George Kaiser explicitly mentioned the now-bankrupt solar company in talks with administration staffers. The […]

Wall Street Protests Against Liberty + More

October 10, 2011 by PA Pundits - International

The Patriot Post Brief The Foundation “To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind, by multiplying the objects of enterprise, is not among the least considerable of the expedients, by which the wealth of a nation may be promoted.” –Alexander Hamilton Government “One of my favorite economics essays from which I’ve drawn bottomless […]