Checking which way the wind is blowing. Not a guy I would want in my foxhole.
“Not a guy I would want in my foxhole.”
That’s such an apt expression.
But he’s there and he’s put out his flashing neon “For Sale” sign.
I don't want him in my foxhole either, but I would mind having having his vote when Obama tries to appoint Federal Judges and Supremes with only 50 votes.
This will shape judicial philosophy for decades and if we need to bring a whore on board for that, go ahead. And send as many tax dollars to Maine as we need to.
Furthermore, the company may not have been eligible for the loan, since its technology wasn’t innovative under the applicable regulation. But the company got the loan anyway, from an Obama administration eager to help out its cronies. Angus King was, of course, an Obama supporter, endorsing him and having contributed at least $10,000 to Obama’s reelection campaign.
Record Hill promptly used the money on foreign companies. Just a quarter of the cash was reinvested in the State of Maine; 58 percent of the cash went to Siemens to pay for building 22 windmills. The turbines themselves were manufactured in Europe “because that’s where the biggest turbine market is, and the tower sections are made in Asia, because that’s where the new efficient steel mills are,” said King’s partner in Record Hill, Rob Gardiner. About 467 people worked on the site, reportedly, but “at least some of these jobs could measure their duration in days rather than weeks or months.” Today, nobody is employed by the wind farm itself.
Worse Than Solyndra: Obama Admin Buying Maine Senate Seat with Crony Energy Loans