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To: Alighieri who wrote (636421)	11/17/2011 11:47:19 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1583492

Biden hidin' VP's closed-door transparency chat By MATT NEGRIN \| 11/17/11 6:34 AM Updated: 11/17/11 11:24 AM There's a bit of irony in Biden's schedule today. AP Photo Close Spot the irony in Vice President Biden’s schedule today, from the White House’s daily guidance: “At 1:00 PM, the Vice President will attend a meeting of the Government Accountability and Transparency Board in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. At 2:30 PM, the Vice President will meet with representatives of the National Sheriffs' Association in the Roosevelt Room. These meetings are closed press.” (It was only two months ago that State Department officials briefed reporters on transparency efforts but refused to have their names be printed; and in March, the White House postponed a pooled-press ceremony for President Obama to get an openness award -- it was later rescheduled and

To: Alighieri who wrote (636421)	11/17/2011 12:31:55 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1583492

Chu declines to apologize for $535M Solyndra loan guarantee By Andrew Restuccia Energy Secretary Steven Chu rebuffed Republican criticisms and declined to apologize Thursday for approving a $535 million loan guarantee to the now-bankrupt solar firm Solyndra, instead stressing that the company’s collapse was “extremely unfortunate.” House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) asked Chu at a hearing Thursday whether he should apologize for approving the loan. “Who has to apologize for the half a billion dollars in taxpayer money that’s out the door,” asked Upton. “Well, it is extremely unfortunate what has happened with Solyndra,” Chu said. “Was there incompetence? Was there any influence of a political nature? I would have to say no.” Chu said that the Energy Department couldn’t have predicted that the cost of solar panels would drop, driving Solyndra and other solar manufacturers toward financial collapse.</P? “This company and several others got caught in a very, very bad tsunami,” Chu said. Asked how much of the $535 million taxpayers will be able to recover, Chu said, "That remains to be seen. Not very much." Read the complete story here. http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/194261-chu-declines-to-apologize-for-solyndra-loan

To: Alighieri who wrote (636421)	11/17/2011 12:35:41 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583492

This guy has more baggage than the skycaps at NYC airports...newt is our friend... Al ================================================================================= Newt Gingrich Long Advocated Home Ownership Push Prior To A Reported Freddie Mac $1 Million Payday Its a sign of GOP desperation that he has surged suddenly to the # 2 position. Its going to end up being Romney.......who has the consistency of mashed potatoes...........out of default.