Obama DOE Falsley Blames Bush For Solyndra

During congressional hearings about the growing Solyndra scandal, Johnathon Silver claimed the Obama Administration was merely following policies put in place by the Bush Administration. However, what he failed to tell the congressional committee was that prior to Obama taking office, the Bush Administration put a freeze on plans to loan money to Solyndra due to worries over the company's viability. Two weeks into the Obama Administration, the loan was "fast-tracked".

September 15, 2011 at 7:50 am - Fox News
Dateline: New York
RandyL2   September 15th, 2011 - 7:52 am

Bush did it.

(See what happens when you never get a spanking. Well Mr.O, you're gonna get one in 2012.)

abh555   September 15th, 2011 - 7:53 am

The OBlamer-in-Chief's administration smells from top to bottom. I think if Michelle got pregnant, Barry would blame it on Bush.

Goo   September 15th, 2011 - 7:53 am

What a display of ineptitude…like this entire regime.

H2K   September 15th, 2011 - 7:54 am

Blame Bush in 4…3…2…1
Bush spent way too much, but at least he didn't throw $500,000,000 away on a free energy elixir.

Manchops   September 15th, 2011 - 7:57 am

Blame Bush? The Bush Administration STOPPED this loan, and Obama's cronies put it on the fast track. Sweet Jebus, you Ostaffers really need to get your facts straight, though that doesn't seem to concern you whatsoever.

sulmak   September 15th, 2011 - 7:57 am

Keep blaming Bush, it just makes it more and more likely you will be blaming him for Obama losing his reelection.

Leauxryda   September 15th, 2011 - 7:57 am

It is unbelievable the lengths this administration goes to lay blame of everything on Bush…..and they are too stupid to realize their claims don't fly anymore……

Scarface   September 15th, 2011 - 7:59 am

Silver looks like such a weasel in giving his "testimony" what a turd!

yourmamma1   September 15th, 2011 - 7:59 am

Yet he failed to mention that the Bush WH rejected moving forward with this company.
How much more pathetic and embarrassing can this current WH get?
And whatever happened to personal responsibility for admitting ones mistakes?

MR2   September 15th, 2011 - 8:00 am

A lie of omission – to Congress. Clearly a felony.

Syrin23   September 15th, 2011 - 8:00 am

BWAAHAHAHHAHA !!!!!

*wipes tears from eyes*

BWAHAHAHAHAH !!!!!!

Bullonay   September 15th, 2011 - 8:00 am

Come on Johnathon, the Bush Administration warmed that this deal would be no good…O'bama's regime decided to ignore the warnings and just pissed away another 1/2 billion dollars, which pales when compared to the trillions of dollars that they have made disappear…

lebo2011   September 15th, 2011 - 8:01 am

LOL!

burns1   September 15th, 2011 - 8:01 am

Children always blame others for there mishaps. Responsibility is never part of the twisted liberal mind.

jleinf   September 15th, 2011 - 8:02 am

Bush is behind op fast and furious too right Commies?

MR2   September 15th, 2011 - 8:02 am

Not related to anything, but what is the name of that Portuguese Laberdoodle the Obamas got?
;)

amanuensis   September 15th, 2011 - 8:03 am

DOE? It should be "DUH" or "D'OH"

Emir B-HO is grasping at straws. They will do anything to shift the blame for their own failures to someone else.
A bully hates it when he is found out – but he always blames his victims, saying that they did to him exactly what he is accused of.

"Blame Bush" is become a joke, like Emir B-HO's attack website.
When an administration has run out of ideas, or in this case has never had any, and they get caught with their pants down, they blame anyone.

The Bleak House Motto" "The Buck Stops THERE!"

Red-blooded Americans are always ready to man up and fess up and take the blame. Girly men never do that.
"Who, me?" is another Bleak House Mantra.

Their strategy is "Blame the victims, but never never admit you have done anything wrong. "
This regime puts politics and reelection ahead of everything, and many Americans are literally dying because of these policies.

WestGAFlash   September 15th, 2011 - 8:03 am

Comparing King Barry to Boss Tweed. Sweet. And correct, too.

MirrorKrys   September 15th, 2011 - 8:06 am

Since this guy lied to Congress shouldn't he be penalized? How can he get away with it? They go after baseball players for perjury – come one – this is millions of dollars and he should not be lying to Congress. Let's see what his penalty is…..

flytiegoode   September 15th, 2011 - 8:06 am

They can blame as much as they want, but it's well documented that the Bush Administration declined to give solyndra any loans. This is all on jugears and his minions.

Boxhawker   September 15th, 2011 - 8:09 am

OBLAMA HAS UNVEILED HIS 2012 RE-ELECTION STRATEGY.

Obama Nobel Failure   September 15th, 2011 - 8:09 am

When my children tell lies like this and blame others, I punish them. How should we treat the Obama administration for the constant lies?

Roger   September 15th, 2011 - 8:12 am

Facts, you rest your argument on facts?

That never works when debating liberals.

Obama Nobel Failure   September 15th, 2011 - 8:12 am

500 Million dollar loan that goes south and WE THE TAXPAYERS are left utterly screwed. Yea… Sums up the entire Obama Years!!!!

SoNotShocked   September 15th, 2011 - 8:12 am

I'm thinking more like corruptitude. While Obama is woefully inept, this was payola.

EasySunshine   September 15th, 2011 - 8:12 am

Obama 2012 Campaign motto: 4 More Years to Blame Bush….and anyone or anything else.

Flannigan   September 15th, 2011 - 8:13 am

$38.6 billion for 3,545 jobs? Thats only $10.9 million per job! WTF! (wasting the future).

Roger   September 15th, 2011 - 8:13 am

Is Bush responsible for Michele's binge eating too?

R_Swift   September 15th, 2011 - 8:13 am

They proved their stupidity when they engaged in this scam.

NutsnBolts   September 15th, 2011 - 8:15 am

Probably Bushdidit.

Roger   September 15th, 2011 - 8:15 am

Another stimulus and another trip overseas?

Oh, you mean the 'normal' Americans. A painful end to his single term and then an ugly stick to all establishment politicians that think we're too stupid to understand that golf game with Obama and Boehner.

RightUnite   September 15th, 2011 - 8:15 am

WHY-WHY-WHY?? Because this administration wouldn't know it's azz from a hole in the ground!! THAT IS WHY!!

DarthShatner   September 15th, 2011 - 8:15 am

Thats one thing they might blame on Bill Clinton… he likes the fatties.

Bush, doesnt do fat.

MR2   September 15th, 2011 - 8:15 am

Bingo!

EyesUSA   September 15th, 2011 - 8:16 am

Blaming Bush? Obama really is in a death spiral

Whatthehay   September 15th, 2011 - 8:18 am

Official COMMUNIST website has AFL-CIO UNION petition link (cpusa.org)

StanH   September 15th, 2011 - 8:18 am

Don’t be silly, “it’s Bush’s fault,” …is axiomatic for the witless democrat.

IronTigersVet   September 15th, 2011 - 8:18 am

I knew it was coming… I posted this earlier just to show that he can't or anyone in his admin can't say it was "Bush's Fault"…
http://nation.foxnews.com/solyndra/2011/09/14/bus...

Cowboy Logic   September 15th, 2011 - 8:19 am

Still blaming Bush, eh?

Pretty lame.

IronTigersVet   September 15th, 2011 - 8:19 am

see below for the proof… I posted on a earlier thread.

EOD   September 15th, 2011 - 8:19 am

Impeachments must start now.

BrownLabRanch   September 15th, 2011 - 8:20 am

Losers

jimgur   September 15th, 2011 - 8:24 am

Enough allready get that SOB out of the white house now i'm tired of paying for him and moochie's coby beef parties every wednsday

WIllyBrown   September 15th, 2011 - 8:25 am

It’s going to be fun watching the Obama administration go through congressional hearings, impeachment and imprisonment.

Reaganforever   September 15th, 2011 - 8:27 am

Agree:-)

Reaganforever   September 15th, 2011 - 8:27 am

Spot on!!!!

batcountry   September 15th, 2011 - 8:29 am

Barry doubled down on every unicorn and pixie dust green scheme out there. Bushes fault hardly, follow the Styrofoam pillars. Just like at the end of a rainbow you will find a Leprechaun with a pot of gold,right. You will find BO with a wad of taxpayers cash, ready to "spread"the green.

Obama Nobel Failure   September 15th, 2011 - 8:29 am

Those litte facts don't matter to liberals.

CrooklynBoy   September 15th, 2011 - 8:30 am

haliburton…haliburton burp! haliburton…

MrRight   September 15th, 2011 - 8:31 am

Is not Obama's usual M.O. to give large grants (our money) to his backers who, in turn, dump (our money) back into Obama's campaign coffers.

DukeN   September 15th, 2011 - 8:34 am

Where was Joe Wilson to shout "You lie"?

blame_canada929   September 15th, 2011 - 8:40 am

Another job for "ATTACK WAAAAAAAATCH"!

xnobozos   September 15th, 2011 - 8:41 am

That George Bush! Doesn't he ever stop causing Dear Leader, I mean President Obama, so much trouble during "Our Savior's" administration. Every time some evil falls on the Obama administration, the presidents acolytes always trace back the problem to George W. Bush! How evil can this man be? HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING BAD THATS HAPPENED SINCE JANUARY OF 2009!!! Jobless rate rises: It's Bush's fault, Stock Market goes down: Bush's fault, Economy Tanks: Bush's Fault, Moslems hate US: Bush's Fault, Hurricane Irene: Bush's fault, Gun Running to Mexican Drug lords: Bush's Fault, Illegal Immigrants: Bush's Fault, Housing Market Decline: Bush's Fault, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae: Bush's Fault, now the Solyndra Failure and the loss of 528 MILION dollars, it just goes on and on. When will President Obama ever have a chance to do anything?

Greatnesslost   September 15th, 2011 - 8:41 am

Instead of "read the bill" its "read the emails" in this case. This dope will be in front of a grand jury soon.

Goo   September 15th, 2011 - 8:42 am

Nice word there, Tex.

HookedOnObonics   September 15th, 2011 - 8:44 am

These a-holes just can't take responsibility for anything! I have never seen such a chicksh!t, pass the buck, administration like this before in my life.

6musket6   September 15th, 2011 - 8:44 am

Another great display of intelligence, common sense, ethics and integrity from the clowns in charge……..

nceeno   September 15th, 2011 - 8:46 am

I'm still waiting for one, just one of the poser's minions to tell a truth.
Even a half truth.

SoNotShocked   September 15th, 2011 - 8:48 am

Corruptitude thy name is Obama. He he he.

MR2   September 15th, 2011 - 8:49 am

Technically, that would be a 'gaff'

smellyfinger   September 15th, 2011 - 8:55 am

The end of America
we face today exist because the people
who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living

LibertyGeek   September 15th, 2011 - 8:57 am

Wasn't this tool under oath? Shouldn't he have been cited for lying under oath?

buddha_8   September 15th, 2011 - 9:01 am

The facts:
1. The Bush admn put this Solyndra loan on hold as too risky. As soon as Obama became president, his DOE made the deal.
2. Obama's DOE is forging ahead with more risky loans and bailouts: to subsidize an electric car that will sell for $80,000,to subsidize more solar panels, to subsidize ethanol(Republicans and Democrats are complicit in this) . . . .

Two simple questions:
1. When did our taxes become an Investment Fund for "Green" jobs, and ethanol etc?
2. Those who love hybrid and electric cars: how will you safely dispose of these highly toxic batteries, and
why would anyone buy such junk that has a less than 100 mile range(electric car)?

Obama is simply following the model of PRC: total one-party control with total government-controlled
economy. Maybe he should move there, become a Communist(officially) and run for a seat on the Party's Central Committee, or job of President or PM? I'd wager the PRC would not let him in–even as an "undocumented
immigrant".!!

Deusexmachina   September 15th, 2011 - 9:04 am

Stupidity, mixed with malice is a dangerous combination….

Holdmynose   September 15th, 2011 - 9:07 am

I am assuming that there were representatives asking him questions. Did no one have the information to nail him?

Deusexmachina   September 15th, 2011 - 9:07 am

I'm willing to give Boehner one of my testicles…

but, I doubt that he'd use it….

Nightburner   September 15th, 2011 - 9:09 am

I'm to taking that video course, but for anyone interested here's another good source of information: a book called
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution, by Kevin Gutzman

twistin   September 15th, 2011 - 9:11 am

"Don't look at ME, I didn't do it!"

Awakened_in_GA   September 15th, 2011 - 9:13 am

They always forget that Van Jones, Comrades Obama's avowed Commie Green Czar/Truther was right from the Regime's start!

It wold be a VERY SHORT LIST of those in the Regime, from the top down who are not crooks and/or Marxists/Socialists
/Islamo-Fascists!!!! And folks, it just keeps going from criminally horrific and seditious to now……

It's just been announced that with the pending collapse of the Euro, the World Bank, the Fed and others are going to start buying up all the worthless European Treasury Bonds…. i.e.., THEY ARE GOING TO MONETIZE THE WORLD'S DEBTS!!!

And Spooky Dude – the prescient little genus that he is – just happen to write an editorial (Euro Crisis 'More Intractable' Than U.S. Crisis: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/15/george-s... ) And, hey Evil Incarnate Soros ought to know… he's already collapsed 4 economies & started several revolutions!

Folks THIS THE TIPPING POINT, or the beginning of it, that Comrade Barry, Soros, and the rest of the budding Left NWO has working so diligently for! And, starting Sept 17 starts the 'Tent City' at Wall Street, Palestinian vote for at the UN, Oct 2nd-5th Communist/Anarchist rallies all over the globe……

Hunker down, the REAL SH*T is just starting to hit the fan… If you've done nothing to prepare, you're going to be like fools in NYC who were trying to find anything to eat at barren shelves in CVS!!!!

bubbatrunk   September 15th, 2011 - 9:16 am

I guess you can lie to congress as long as you spin it first.

Nightburner   September 15th, 2011 - 9:17 am

and if that didn't work, he'd blame Dick Cheney or the executives at Haliburton

spunker88   September 15th, 2011 - 9:20 am

I've always found that in business the people who pass the blame are often the ones too incompetent to be in a management position. The same have proven true with this administration.

suibnegeilt   September 15th, 2011 - 9:23 am

Lying in your face is the socialist way. Doesn't matter to them. It's out there now……only a particular percentage of people have to hear it to believe it and every little percentage counts…….so they lie. And because to them, there is no ultimate pay back at a spiritual level, it's worth it. They are God. They are the RULING CLASS. They can do and say what they want. You will listen and obey. Of course, liberals are Eloi, and they will obey as soon as they hear the same socialist siren. As for…….
suibne

HURRICANEPAUL   September 15th, 2011 - 9:26 am

Obama devotees believe anything that goes "okay", like the Navy SEALS killing Osama bin Laden, even though Obama acted like "George Bush the cowboy", Obama is given ALL the credit and praise and NO credit to George Bush and his policies that Team Obama used to kill Osama bin Laden.

But if anything doesn't go as planned, like this $500,000,000 bogus loan, Obama's devotees blame everything on George Bush.

Truly amazing how the media still talks highly of this clown every day on TV.

over_it_2011   September 15th, 2011 - 9:26 am

OK, So when these people lie to committes is their no charges to be filed or charged with a crime? Looks like we have our smoking gun.. time to impeach!

Johnny American

BobbyGG   September 15th, 2011 - 9:26 am

Liars and the lies they tell.

Cajunwarthog   September 15th, 2011 - 9:27 am

can this be another "less than honorable" o b a m a appointee?

Sound&Fury   September 15th, 2011 - 9:28 am

And the dog ate my homework!

suibnegeilt   September 15th, 2011 - 9:28 am

oh yeah, too bad breitbart doesn't give you the heads up when they link you to the NYT's. I hate to be sent there, but once you hit the button, they get the benefit of the click count. If I knew before hand i would never click on the link.
suibne

CG patriot   September 15th, 2011 - 9:31 am

What else does the Commie and Chief have to do with his time? Blame Bush is on speed dial, Air force One is getting fueled-up and all Golf courses are put on high alert.

Just another day for our POTUS:

bob1004   September 15th, 2011 - 9:33 am

i have three kids that blame eachother for broken toys less than this administration blames everyone but themselves, im sick of it its time to give the all timeouts or im takeing my god dam belt off.

Leauxryda   September 15th, 2011 - 9:33 am

Indeed it is…..we see it everyday…..and its showing us where it leads to….

Steve85308   September 15th, 2011 - 9:33 am

The world is laughing at the naked King

Awakened_in_GA   September 15th, 2011 - 9:36 am

Yeah, like the 'Peter Principle'….. Unfortunately, Comrade Barry and his crew with the 'guidance' from Puppet Master – George Soros – this was all done VERY PURPOSEFULLY….

Green Jobs are merely a 'justifiable' (if you buy the global warming hoax!) mechanism to squander billions and billions tax payer dollars, thus emptying the treasury thus crippling the economy in 'preparation' for the coming 'transformation' from a Republic to some faux 'Utopian' Marxist variation…

spaceracer423   September 15th, 2011 - 9:42 am

Blame Bush? The Bush Administration STOPPED this loan,

Exactly, and that's why it's his fault.
If George Bush had given Solyndra the load, then Obama wouldn't have been forced to do it!!

Just like IF Bush had given guns to violent Mexican Cartels,
then Obama would not have been forced to do that either!!

Bush's fault, Bush's fault, Bush's fault, Bush's fault, Bush's fault, Bush's fault,… sorry I just got a little blue in the face.

NotKennedy   September 15th, 2011 - 9:54 am

The Articles were written sometime back, they are ready to go, all we need now is the timing and opportunity. But, there is always the quiet satisfaction of relegating this cretin to the sub-Carter level without every racist negro and wannabe using racism as the excuse to defend the Obominable failure of leadership. Better to let him languish in his self-made squalor.

NotKennedy   September 15th, 2011 - 9:56 am

They are just singing to the choir. No one but far left extremists and the liberally deranged ever buy into that malarkey.

Eileen for Freedom   September 15th, 2011 - 9:59 am

Evil runs supreme in our government…and all appointed by the chief of evil himself…aka the Chameleon N' Chief…aka the Liar N' Chief…aka the FlimFlam Obamaman and more importantly…the existing puppet of the Bilderberg…Obama the Bush!

~~~
OBAMA IS JUST ONE OF THEIR PUPPETS THERE ARE MORE…LIKE BILDERBERG PERRY ON THE RIGHT…AND/OR ‘STAND BY HER MAN’ CLINTON…ON THE LEFT!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw

tiredofdemslies   September 15th, 2011 - 10:05 am

I wonder with all the scandals that keep coming out if they will get a Dem to run against Obama.

tiredofdemslies   September 15th, 2011 - 10:07 am

"BO". Guess how they came up with that name? You got it. It's "O's" initials. How much more self absorbed can he get?

Bullonay   September 15th, 2011 - 10:08 am

Facts are like silver bullets or holy water to liberals…

thale_taxurfeet   September 15th, 2011 - 10:11 am

From the article linked:

"It's very difficult to perceive a company with a model that says, well, I can build something for six dollars and sell it for three dollars"

But, but, but… I hear that Nobel Prize winning economist, Krugman, assured the business savvy Obaminist Federales that Solyndra would make up the difference in volume sales.

tiredofdemslies   September 15th, 2011 - 10:15 am

Oh they meant to lie like they do about everything else. They just didn't know that ABC would tell the truth on this one and not cover for them. But don't get use to it. I'm sure it was a mistake that the truth got out. Someone's head is going to roll, and with the people in "O's" administration, I mean literally.

tiredofdemslies   September 15th, 2011 - 10:16 am

I hope so. That would be the only "HOPE and CHANGE" I would support.

vivlibomuori   September 15th, 2011 - 10:16 am

Breaking News!!! Obama not running for re-election. Unknown Dem operative to take his slot. His name? Blamey McBushDidIt.

Koropokkur   September 15th, 2011 - 10:32 am

This has Obama's and the Felonious Ex-Green Jobs Czar, Van Jones' Finger prints all over it! Get Jones in there for questioning and throw his ass back in jail, where he belongs, when he perjurs himself!

John Galt   September 15th, 2011 - 10:49 am

Obama and his administration blames George W. Bush. WHAT A SHOCK.

BBReggie   September 15th, 2011 - 11:07 am

Yep, Bush's fault. Nothing to see here … let's move on. Typical response.

dumpbox   September 15th, 2011 - 11:16 am

01:22 Hahaha, Peter Johnson compares Obamao to Boss Tweed, and just earilier today I said the same damn thing…..must be in the air.
03:04 -03:47 Mr. Johnson sumerizes the whole scandal wonderfully succinct. Is it incompetents, is it corruption, or both?

Hubb13   September 15th, 2011 - 11:17 am

To answer the guys question:

It's Keynesian economics. It doesn't matter what the money is spent on, just that it's spent. That's why Keynesian followers can be so crazy as to say that a war with aliens will stimulate the economy. We might as well build a Colossus in every city in America. When your economic models tell you that for every dollar the government spends, we get 1.25 to 2X the return like magic, you must spend as much as you can possibly spend because you get an automatic return on your investment.

Those of us in the real world who actually are tasked with creating a return on investment know that it takes a ton of work and a bit of luck to get a return on your investment. It's not just an automatic 1.25X return.

This same kind of logic of an input automatically forcing an outcome is also used in the climate models for CO2 forcing higher temps.

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