The memorandum from that lobbying firm is a real doozy:
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/CLGF-msnbc.pdf This seems like the sort of thing that should bring OWS types together with Tea Partiers. Access to power is a core issue for both movements.
I was listening to C-Span on the radio yesterday and heard part of Secretary Chu's testimony about the Solyndra "scandal." Now that it appears that the GOP isn't going to get anything real to pin on the administration, the Democrats on the committee are getting bolder about shoving it back in the GOP's face. Rep. Markey (D - Massachusetts) said that the GOP's strenuous effort to turn the Solyndra into a scandal is really an effort to discredit renewable energy generally/ In Markey's view, the GOP is doing this because its clients in the oil, nuclear, and coal industries are scared of what renewable energy means. His comments tie in nicely with the OWS message, IMHO.
I don't know whether Markey knows what he is talking about, but his comments are interesting. Look at this video clip starting at about 1:26:40 or so.
Energy Department Loan to Solyndra, Part 1 - C-SPAN Video Library
Markey's inflammatory comments were inadvertently reinforced by Rep. Sullivan (R - Oklahoma) whose comments come immediately after Markey's. Sullivan is woefully uninformed and Secretary Chu completely pulls his pants down around his ankles. Sullivan shows no reaction as Chu makes a fool of him. I don't know if that's because he has a good poker face or because he really is as stupid as his questions make him sound.
I hope the AWS people find a good way to keep their message going and to unite with some of the more sensible Tea Party types. Perhaps the time is right to at least expose just how bought and sold our government really is. I don't seen any harm in that.