Political pandering and graft with our tax dollars

Over at Hillbuzz:

"On August 2nd the House released an investigative report on Solyndra, the failed solar energy company, which shows beyond a doubt the Obama administration abused taxpayer dollars for political gain.

Solyndra received a $535 million loan, straight from our pocket, as part of Obama’s “green jobs” strategy. Indeed, Solyndra was considered one of the jewels in Obama’s green recovery crown. When Obama visited the plant in 2010, he highlighted Solyndra as an example of the “right thing to do for the economy,” claiming the plant would employ at least 1,000 high paying jobs.

As is so often the case with lofty oratory, the reality never lived up to the rhetoric."


Why oh why, does this remind me of this:

Borrowed from Pissed