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Thousands of jobs and cheaper energy with a big boost to the economy would result from the Keystone pipeline. Even Obama’s unions want it. So why won’t Obama let it be built? could it be a deal with Warren Buffet? An old fashioned pay to play Chicago way deal?

The Solyndra scandal is being used as political ads against warmers. Rep. Garamendi who is the subject of this ad has swallowed Obama’s green Kool-aid. “The entire solar program is working.” said Garamendi. Half a billion dollars down the campaign slush fund drain and all he can say is this was a bad one? What about all the other “green” scandalous waste that sucks taxpayer dollars out of the economy and funds Democrat campaign supporters?

The Obama White House is refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena for documents related to the Solyndra scandal. Previously revealed documents from other agencies have shown that the White House pressured DOE to approve the loan the the now bankrupt solar company over objections of staffers who said the company would run out of money.

[P]rogram costs have increased exponentially – tripling to $8 billion since 2000 – and the insurance policies have enticed farmers to buy the most expensive policies, which carry high premiums that are heavily subsidized by taxpayers.

This bipartisan group of 15 senators signed a letter in late November [2010] demanding an extension of U.S. ethanol subsidies, and they have received notable campaign contributions during the past six years from pro-ethanol companies and interest groups.

The committee investigating the cash for campaign funding scandal in which the Obama administration approved a half billion dollar loan to the now bankrupt solar company Solyndra has subpoenaed all White house documents relating to the loan.

Going bankrupt with half a billion in taxpayer financing? Give yourselves a bons. After all you stick it to the taxpayers royally with te help of Obama’s green jobs propaganda. Its a win win. Obama gets more campaign money and his contributors make big bucks. But what about the taxpayers? as always, they remain clueless. Heck 40% of them are still supporting him.

New reports show that the White House was heavily involved in pressuring the DOE to approve the half billion dollar taxpayer guaranteed loan to Solyndra a solar company whose primary investor was a big Obama campaign contributor. -UPDATE: White House subpoena issued

Hundreds of thousands of dollars and in some cases millions have ended up in the pockets of the congressmen who vote to continue the farm subsidies. Isn’t this criminal? If its not it should be. EWG has the story.

Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu railed against AG Holder and DHS Napolitano. On the phone with NRA’s Cam Edwards Babeu also noted that Mexico wants to extradite those responsible for the gun running scandal Fast and Furious that allowed US weapons to be smuggled to Mexican drug cartels resulting in the death of hundreds of Mexicans and at least one US border patrol agent.