During a visit to Solyndra’s Fremont, CA, headquarters President Barack Obama infamously proclaimed…
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Now Biden’s Solyndra Goes Belly Up

During a visit to Solyndra’s Fremont, CA, headquarters President Barack Obama infamously proclaimed “we can see the positive impacts [of Recovery Act stimulus money] right here at Solyndra.”  A year later, Solyndra filed for bankruptcy.  Less noticed was Vice President Joe Biden’s equally presumptuous statement last year that Indiana-based EnerDel – a maker of government subsidized batteries for electric cars – was the “start” to reorienting “the way Americans power their lives.”   As of yesterday, exactly one year after Biden uttered those words, the latest green energy fiasco declared bankruptcy.

For those keeping score, that’s Solyndra costing $535 million, EnerDel $118 million, with more failures to follow.  Had enough, America?…[more]

January 27, 2012 • 03:25 pm
Obama’s IRS Return Shows His Tax Hypocrisy, Current Debate Shows Urgent Need for Corporate Tax Reform

Obama’s IRS Return Shows His Tax Hypocrisy, Current Debate Shows Urgent Need for Corporate Tax Reform

Obama unsurprisingly doesn’t practice the same class warfare that he preaches. In the most recent year available, Obama’s income totaled $1,795,614.

L.A. Unified’s School Lunch Crusade Leaves Bad Taste for Kids

L.A. Unified’s School Lunch Crusade Leaves Bad Taste for Kids

What happens when a herd of school lunch crusaders runs roughshod over the taste buds of 700,000 grade school students?

Five Laughable Moments from the State of the Union

Five Laughable Moments from the State of the Union

This was the leader of the free world using the chamber of the House of Representatives to stage the beginning of his reelection campaign.

Puff! The Tragic Dragonless Leadership

Puff! The Tragic Dragonless Leadership

They think they see an extremely weak Republican field for president. But none of them will run. None of them will endorse somebody who does have the guts to run.

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