No, my understanding is that most investments are in the form of (1) grants, e.g. by the National Institutes of Health, to public or private entities that can perform research toward a particular published goal, and (2) loans, e.g. by the Department of Energy (DoE), also to either public or private entities toward a particular goal.
For example, in 2009, the U.S. DoE loaned Tesla USD465 million as part of the $8 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program.
About the 'largest donors' part, I think that bit's quite overblown by the conservative media. For example, though I'm not sure if Tesla had any Obama connection, it was held up as an constant example of wasteful spending through the 2012 election and until it had its first profitable quarter this year and paid back its loans early.
It's asinine to suggest that we remove vocal outrage from our political dialog. It is one of the finest tools of change. Just look at all the faux outrage over "high unemployment" under Bush 43 (average of around 5%), and compare it to the lack of outrage in today's economy. No, I think outrage is not something I'll give up to please supposedly enlightened people like yourself.
It is ridiculous because the 4th AM was used to legalize abortion. So in point of fact, there is nothing that is not ridiculous about the entire thing.
Bush still living rent free in your head eh? Your post might be taken more seriously by those who know and follow politics if you acknowledged that Obama didn't just carry on with many of Bush's policies, but enacted new laws that make Bush's interpretations pale in comparison.
You think that one is nice? Try the Thinkpad Helix. Game. Over. It has a superior display (IPS), it's a rip and flip convertible, with true Ultrabook performance. Includes a digital pen and thousands of levels of pressure sensitivity.
