2008 was when TBP was lobbying for fed subsidies for his NatGas transportation fuel interests in CLNE and WPRT. When that fell through he went ahead with building out the fueling infrastructure along the E/W interstate corridor through private financing. TBP is nowhere near what we, here on FR, would call a Conservative. He’s a Bidnessman. He knows the rules and plays by them. To him it’s just politics that’s to blame.
He’s also a patriot.
That’s probably all accurate. A little like Donald Trump - if doin bidness means climbing into the sack with gubmint, so be it.....not exactly the main street conservative entrepreneur.....