[brendoelfrendo]

> It's frustrating to see that a private company's bad behavior wound up being a stain for the government like this.

Definitely! Sorry if I came across as defensive, I'm just used to people using Solyndra to criticize the whole program. On the whole, the DOE made a big impact. It's just disappointing that one bad actor reduced that impact by turning into a political hot potato.

[save_ferris]

Not at all! Nothing to apologize for, I remember when that whole situation blew up very well. And I completely agree with you.