Archive for: October 9, 2011

By: James E. Miller
 
Number one rule for politicians when facing a crisis: deny reality.  If the market doesn’t buy it, lie through your teeth till the point where even Saturday Night Live can’t get a laugh out of your disingenuousness.

Facing arguably the worst economic situation since the Great Depression, President Barack Obama responded with a green jobs agenda as a major component of his recovery strategy, according to a report released by the House of Representatives’ Government Oversight Committee.

The bankruptcy of “green jobs” darling Solyndra is still in the news because it could cost U.S. taxpayers $535 million due to a federal “stimulus” program loan guarantee. The Silicon Valley solar-panel maker’s failure comes on the heels of another …