It was so predictable. Solyndra, a San Francisco based solar panel company that received a $535 million loan guarantee from the federal government, has declared bankruptcy. Last year President Obama touted the company as “leading the way” in the green jobs future he envisions.
Just a few months ago, ABC News revealed that one of the major financial backers for Solyndra is also a major donor to the Obama campaign.
The donor, Steve Westley, has subsequently been named to the President’s Energy Advisory Board. Solyndra was supposed to have produced 4,000 jobs with the loan guarantee. Now all of the company’s employees have been laid-off. Mr. Westley is still on the advisory board.