Actually, it was a case of government playing favoritism toward solyndra, which it SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE, because that is outside of how a government keeps a market free. A government keeps a market free by ensuring that coercion and fraud perpetrated by the market players are properly prosecuted under the law. It was unfairly propping up one company, and the competition was not fair as a result. I am perfectly fine with solar power being sold and produced in a fair market, not unfairly favored.
Agree... with almost everything you said...