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  • EDITORIAL: Playing favorites with Solyndra bet

    10/17/2011 4:46:31 PM PDT · by jazusamo · 4 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | October 17, 2011 | Editorial
    Suspicions mount about Energy Department’s gift to Obama palsGambling is a risky proposition - but not when playing with loaded dice. That’s what Solyndra’s private investors were handed when the Energy Department guaranteed they’d have first dibs on compensation if the firm went belly up. This unfairly shifted the peril of investing in an uneconomical solar-panel scheme onto the backs of taxpayers. We’re the ones stuck with the $535 million bill. Congress is examining how this sweetheart deal went through. When Solyndra’s bottom line started looking dodgy earlier this year, Energy restructured the loan so private investors, including Oklahoma billionaire...