O'REILLY: Alternative energy will be driven by marketplace
President Obama has fast-tracked green energy projects, and the
results, thus far, have been awful. The Solyndra scandal is the
best example. The feds provided this solar panel company $528
million in loans. Shortly after that, the company declared
bankruptcy. See you later, a half-billion taxpayer dollars.
Many Americans were upset by this colossal waste of money, but
not The New York Times editorial page. It headlined: "One
company's failure should not deter robust public investments in
clean energy." Now we know why the nation is more than $14
trillion in debt.  The Times editorial goes on to urge the
government to pour more money into "green" industry in
conjunction with raising fuel taxes, because that's what's good
for America. "The surest way to guarantee that America gets its
fair share of (green) business ... would be to enact a
comprehensive energy strategy that raised the price of older,
dirtier fuels."  Swell. Americans are already taxed