https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2011/10/07/e-mails-suggest-rahm-and-maybe-obama-pushed-early-to-spotlight-solyndra-amid-financial-warnings-update-obama-appointee-pushed-solyndra-loan-despite-conflict-of-interest-with-wifes-law-fir/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 16:16:52 -0400<![CDATA[We already knew that people in the White House were rushing OMB in August 2009 to approve Solyndra&#8217;s half-billion-dollar loan so that The One could get his all-important green jobs/stimulus photo op at the plant. Some OMB analysts complained at the time, in fact, that the time pressure might affect the diligence with which the loan was being reviewed. Oh well. What we didn&#8217;t know was who in the White House was pressuring them. Over to you, WaPo:]]>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:26:46 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2011/10/07/e-mails-suggest-rahm-and-maybe-obama-pushed-early-to-spotlight-solyndra-amid-financial-warnings-update-obama-appointee-pushed-solyndra-loan-despite-conflict-of-interest-with-wifes-law-fir-n181179