More craziness. All lobbyists should be shot. All Senators and Congressmen(women) should be hung by their genitalia. The President should be drawn and quartered. Then maybe there would be some sanity in government.
Maybe a fine for also trying to force legislation that clearly the public doesn't want, would go well with that. Much like a ticket. $100,000 per offense and they must appear before a judicial committee made up of citizens to see if their efforts were criminal or treasonous. 3rd offense = 20 years for treason.
Not to disrespect anyone's post here..... I am not sure why people are so focused on the "why" of it. It has nothing to do with which companies are deserving, nothing to do with the taxpayers. It has everything to do with Obama getting re-elected. He is toast if he doesn't do this. He might be toast anyway, but he is definitely not coming back if he does not "punish" someone. Childish, but then most politics are.