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Amidst much fanfare, President Obama shook hands with workers at the July 15, 2010 ground breaking ceremony for the LG Chem plant in Holland, Michigan, built with a $150 million grant from the Department of Energy as part of his

The Washington Times is reporting that at the same time State Department officials were cutting security for our diplomatic stations in Libya, they were increasing the budget for our embassy in Austria in order to purchase Chevrolet’s electric powered Volt:

Another in a long list of Obama-touted and tax-supported “green energy” companies is on the verge of going out of business, this time in Michigan. Two years ago, President Obama visited the LG Chem battery plant in Holland, Michigan. He

(AP) GM offers big discounts to boost Volt salesBy TOM KRISHERAP Auto WriterDETROITGeneral Motors rolled out the Chevrolet Volt two years ago with lofty sales goals and the promise of a new technology that someday would help end America’s dependence

In 2011, President Barack Obama set a goal of putting one million electric cars on American roads by 2015.  Currently, there are just 30,000 electric cars on U.S. roads.  The abysmal numbers are even more surprising considering thegovernment’s efforts to

Where you take a shot of booze every time a Democrat mentions the economy or ObamaCare. It’s certainly safe for those conscripted to the car keys. Given that the Barack Obama Administration has conscripted us to 43 months of 8

This is getting ridiculous. General Motors (GM) is halting, for a month, the manufacture of its well-known but seldom-sold Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car, according to trade publication Automotive News. Certainly this is but the first time this has happened.

The DNC has plenty of good elected official seats still available.  From Politico’s Mike Allen: The (Convention planning) documents also give a glimpse of what parts of Obama’s record will get the most attention in the campaign, with one piece

President Barack Obama on Thursday uttered the following utterly absurd thing: “I want to (bailout) manufacturing jobs, not just in the auto industry, but in every industry.” Even before President Obama dramatically bumped up the auto bailout to $82 billion,

Oops. Concerns that Chevrolet Cruzes could catch fire have caused General Motors (GM) to recall more than 475,000 of the popular compact sedans, the automaker said Friday… All (Cruze) cars manufactured from September 2010 to May of this year are

(AP) GM recalls popular Cruze over fire riskBy TOM KRISHERAP Auto WriterDETROITEngine fires are forcing General Motors to recall the Chevy Cruze, a popular model that has helped GM win back small-car buyers. The recall covers 475,000 vehicles made in

General Motors (GM)’s stock price has now dropped by 33% since the company emerged from its $50 billion-taxpayer-funded bailout bankruptcy.  And on Tuesday, President Barack Obama-appointee CEO Dan Akerson had to face GM shareholders at their annual meeting. Lest we

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, General Motors spokeswoman Michelle Malcho denies rumors that the government financed car company used federal grant money to bolster sales numbers to reach their goal of selling 10,000 electric vehicles last year. “If

Mega-mogul Warren Buffett has made a lot of money in our (semi) capitalist system.  And he has schizophrenically spent a lot of time supporting politicians and policies that will drag us further still from our successful capitalist roots. One way

Has General Motors (GM) forgotten We the Taxpayers are still out $30+ billion on the $82 billion auto bailout? Apparently so. General Motors Co. — which owned the auto and mortgage lender Ally Financial Inc. until 2006 and still holds

The beginning of 2013 marks an impending disaster for our nation. The Bush tax cuts expire; we reach our national debt ceiling; and the 2013 appropriations bills may not be passed in time to avoid crippling sequestration budget cuts. This

The Chevy Volt fire denials are getting harder and harder to maintain: Last week, a fire badly damaged the home of a new Fisker Karma owner, and authorities are saying that the electric car was the source of the blaze. According

Chevrolet will discontinue the pickup/sport utility hybrid Avalanche after more than a decade, due to sagging sales. The vehicle, which debuted as a 2002 model, has offered buyers interior space of an SUV and cargo truck capability and spurred the growing

I guess the first one didn’t take after all. The scope of the (January 18) hearing was a bit too narrow – leaving out some fairly important attending facts. Like, say, the (at least) five other Chevy Volt fires that have

According to the Obama administration, green energy and battery-powered cars aren’t just the future – they’re the present. If so, somebody might want to get the memo to the American public, which seems less than enthused about cars like the

By all reports, Chevy Chase has always been a nightmare to work with, and it looks as though age hasn’t slowed him a bit. Massive ego and massive insecurity do not make for a pleasant personality.  I do think that

STREAMING REVOLUTION: FOX NEWS (SORT OF) AVAILABLE ON ROKU Received a ton of helpful emails about Roku, which is this gadget right here. Once I cancel my satellite provider at the end of the contract, I will definitely be looking

SANDLER’S HAPPY MADISON TO REVISIT ‘SUMMER SCHOOL’? The original 1987 “Summer School,” starring Mark Harmon and directed by Carl Reiner, is a real underrated gem. I first saw it on an airplane when both I and the world were still

Trying to predict Supreme Court decisions from the questions justices ask during oral arguments can be a bit like reading tea leaves. But after three days of grueling questioning by U.S. Supreme Court Justices, this much can be said: the Supreme Court’s

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Does the fate of a federal government with limited powers rest in the hands of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia? And if so, will he rule against broad federal powers (as he did in the Gonzales case) or in favor of the

President Barack Obama has 

Official Labor Department reports say the nation’s February unemployment rate is still 8.3% – but reality is far worse.  Most of that job growth was in business and professional services, and half was temporary. Millions of Americans are working part-time

(AP) John Legend, Mumford & Sons to play state dinnerBy NANCY BENAC and DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThere’s something special for the Obamas and something special for the Camerons in the entertainment lineup and guest list for Wednesday’s state dinner for the

Shortly before he became Obama’s Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu was quoted by the Wall Street Journal as saying “Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe.” To be clear

It was just a few days ago that General Motors announced it was killing the Chevy Volt. The King Was Dead. Well, long live the European King: today, the Geneva Auto Show named the Volt its 2012 Car of the

Have you ever noticed that when Obama talks, the America about which he speaks is far different from the America we grew accustomed to living in before 2009? It’s almost as if America the exceptional has been traded for America

On February 23rd, President Obama gave a speech on his energy plan, where he discussed the importance of green energy. In particular, and laughably to many, he discussed the idea of algae based biofuels. As the Washington Examiner reports: “We’re making new