[blueplum]

I finally remembered - TARP...

First Solar raked in $646 million in 1705 loan guarantees through partner Exelon and landed another $547.7 million of the same from the Ex-IM bank.

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/nancy-pfotenhauer/2012/07/23/solyndra-cronyism-and-double-dipping-on-the-taxpayers-dime-

Ormat Technology, which is a Nevada Geothermal partner. Ormat’s lobbyist in Washington, Kai Anderson, and one of the company’s top executives, Paul Thomsen, are former aides to Mr. Reid.

Just last month, again with Mr. Reid’s support, Ormat secured its own Energy Department loan guarantee, worth $350 million,

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/278975/next-solyndra-andrew-stiles

Unreal: Solyndra CEO Called Obama White House the “Bank of Washington”

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/08/02/wow_solyndra_ceo_called_obama_white_house_the_bank_of_washington

[Robert A Cook PE]

Bookmarked. Good research.

But “republicans” are the evil rich money-seeking partners of Wall Street and “evil” co-sponsors, right?