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In this May 26, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama, with Solyndra Chief Executive Officer Chris Gronet, looks at a solar panel, during a tour of Solyndra, Inc., a solar panel manufacturing facility, in Fremont, Calif. Solyndra received a $535 million loan from the U.S. government has announced layoffs of 1,100 workers and plans to file for bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL---- Solyndra's lobbyists
by Timothy P. Carney Senior Political Columnist, Washington Examiner

The Obama administration sure liked to tout Solyndra, the solar-power company that took in millions of federal subsidies before going bankrupt this week. Given that this company's short life was dependent on government connections, it's worth looking at Solyndra's lobbyists. I've spent a good bit of time studying companies' lobbyists, and Solyndra has a pretty impressive lineup, on par with much bigger companies. Here are a few:

* In July, Solyndra retained the powerful Glover Park Group, where the company's lobbyists include top Max Baucus aide and Environment & Public Works Committee staffer Catherine Ransom, longtime Republican aide Alex Mistri, and Energy and Commerce staffer (and former John Kerry Legislative Director) Gregg Rothschild.

* The company's in-house lobbyists are former top Republican Hill aides Joe Pasetti and Victoria Sanville.

* Solyndra's biggest lobbying contract is with McAllister & Quinn, co-founded by Steny Hoyer's chief of staff Andy Quinn. Steve Ham, another former Hoyer staffer at McA&Q, is on the Solyndra account, as is Al D'Amato aide Chris Fish, and former American writer Kyle Winslow. Gotta love it when young cub writer jump from liberal magazines to K Street.

* As befits any company seeking green subsidies, Solyndra retained McBee Strategic Consulting. Steve McBee, a former Dem Approps aide, helped lower the standards for federal green energy financing before signing Solyndra as a client and getting Solyndra the financing under these lower standards. Former Democratic Energy & Natural Resources staffer Angela Becker-Dippmann was also on the Solyndra account.

http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/solyndras-lobbyists

LAUGH BREAK One Obama fundraiser received $535 million federal dollars for Solyndra ‘green jobs’......and now (wants us to think) they "wasted" it all...........

That's a laugh. No way did Obama OR his fundraiser "waste" $535 million. Fact is, much of it is stashed offshore.

Will be wire-transferred back in the form of "small" campaign contributions which will be touted as being from "loyal" Obama supporters.

Keep in mind:

<><> Obama took over the census when he got in---he has all the CV needed to pass federal money rerouted to his campaign as "contributions"......to pass muster for the FEC.

<><> Connivers Soros and Emanuel know the Madoff MO well: Bernie's assets were stashed in a super-secret labyrinth of interrelated international funds, institutions and financial entities of almost unparalleled complexity and breadth......with assets and businesses in multiple places overseas that hid thievery, money laundering and tax evasion.

The putrid stench of corruption has to be reaching even the nasally-impaired.
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“... the $535 million loan from the DOE will finance 73% of a new factory.”

“We see a clear path,” says Kelly Truman, the VP of marketing, sales and business development, “and in 2-3 years we’ll hit grid parity.”

“Solyndra should be well capitalized now. It’s got that massive amount of government cash and around $820 million in venture capital, according to Cleantech.”

“Solyndra would likely reply that it’s in good shape for the future, since it has a reported $1.2 billion lined up in multiyear contracts.”

Solyndra To Make Solar Power As Cheap As Coal In 2-3 years (from 2 year ago)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2771668/posts
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Solyndra projected to create 4000 jobs.