500m is 0.008% of the 6.5 trillion unaccounted for at the pentagon[0]. Why did we make such a big deal out of Solyndra, while overlooking a problem about 3 orde

500m is 0.008% of the 6.5 trillion unaccounted for at the pentagon[0]. Why did we make such a big deal out of Solyndra, while overlooking a problem about 3 orders of magnitude larger? I think the scare quotes are warranted. Solyndra was only a big deal because a Democratic administration did it. [0]: http://www.reuters.com/investigates/pentagon/#article/part2 http://www.reuters.com/investigates/pentagon/#article/part2