"A White House official fretted privately that the Obama administration could suffer serious political damage if it gave additional taxpayer support to the beleaguered solar-panel company Solyndra, according to newly released emails," The Washington Postwrites this morning.
Politico puts the news this way: "A White House official worried that the political fallout from pumping more money into solar panel manufacturer Solyndra could pummel President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, according to new emails."
In a Jan. 31, 2011 email, which was released last night by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, an official from the Office of Management and Budget writes:
"The optics of a Solyndra default will be bad. ... The timing will likely coincide with the 2012 campaign season heating up." ( CBS News)
This morning's stories add to the focus being put on why the administration followed through on plans to give the company $535 million in federal loans — money that's now been lost because of Solyndra's collapse last month.
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