If you noticed, I did put union reps in the line, ScottPM. I also agree there are many liberal lobbyists though they don’t have pockets as deep as the ones I did mention. As far as your example of a liberal lobbyist goes, I have nuanced disagreement with your target.^The gov’t has invested in new technologies and innovations for decades and our nation benefited greatly. Colleges received fortunes in grant money to research projects in which the gov’t had an interest and increased our technological advantage over other nations. ^ I am angrier about the bad bets bankers made in financial tools and the BILLIONS wasted in lost pensions and 401ks than I am that Solyndra did not live up to potential, especially since some of that failure came from a reluctance on the part of R’s to help Solyndra get off the ground they way they have helped oil and coal companies with subsidies. Had Solyndra not been a competitor to oil/gas/coal and if the owner had been more friendly to the R’s, the company would have been given much more support. By subsidizing the installation of their solar products on gov’t projects and buildings, Solyndra and like companies could have succeeded.^I spent three weeks in Germany and saw green energy AT WORK. They saved their environment by investing in their green energy infrastructure. The difference between Germany in 1974 and 2008 is AMAZING!^We in the USA are poisoning our air and water and the summer smog alerts will be part of our weather reports in another couple of months. Children who live down wind and down stream from industrial centers who benefit from poorly budgeted regulation suffer more autism, asthma, and other illnesses.^I wish Solyndra had succeeded. If it had, our nation would have benefited just a little bit more from the green energy created and the jobs created.^Thank you for the reply, Scott. I do agree that there are liberal lobbyists who do not benefit our nation, but I believe US solar panel and wind engine makers would be good for us, our economy, and the world.Respectfully,C.
If you noticed, I did put union reps in the line, ScottPM. I also agree there are many liberal lobbyists though they don’t have pockets as deep as the ones I did mention. As far as your example of a liberal lobbyist goes, I have nuanced disagreement with your target.^The gov’t has invested in new technologies and innovations for decades and our nation benefited greatly. Colleges received fortunes in grant money to research projects in which the gov’t had an interest and increased our technological advantage over other nations. ^ I am angrier about the bad bets bankers made in financial tools and the BILLIONS wasted in lost pensions and 401ks than I am that Solyndra did not live up to potential, especially since some of that failure came from a reluctance on the part of R’s to help Solyndra get off the ground they way they have helped oil and coal companies with subsidies. Had Solyndra not been a competitor to oil/gas/coal and if the owner had been more friendly to the R’s, the company would have been given much more support. By subsidizing the installation of their solar products on gov’t projects and buildings, Solyndra and like companies could have succeeded.^I spent three weeks in Germany and saw green energy AT WORK. They saved their environment by investing in their green energy infrastructure. The difference between Germany in 1974 and 2008 is AMAZING!^We in the USA are poisoning our air and water and the summer smog alerts will be part of our weather reports in another couple of months. Children who live down wind and down stream from industrial centers who benefit from poorly budgeted regulation suffer more autism, asthma, and other illnesses.^I wish Solyndra had succeeded. If it had, our nation would have benefited just a little bit more from the green energy created and the jobs created.^Thank you for the reply, Scott. I do agree that there are liberal lobbyists who do not benefit our nation, but I believe US solar panel and wind engine makers would be good for us, our economy, and the world.Respectfully,C.