re: #243 Ian G.

bloomberg.com

Hmm, so a developing new industrial sector goes through a bubble phase, followed by the bubble popping, followed by a lot of bankruptcies, as the good companies are sorted from the bad, followed by renewed growth on a more stable track.

Could describe the E-Commerce world from about 1999-2003. Or the solar energy world, as this article does.

And of course, the right will continue to scream “Solyndra!” over and over and over again. Which is kind of like screaming “Pets.com!” over and over again in 2003.

The thing is that Obama aligned himself visibly with solar energy and the federal government did pour good money into Solyndra after it clearly had become imprudent to do so. That gave those who want to go after Obama an angle and they don’t want to give it up.