Hallelujah!
Energy is front and center in the 2008 presidential debate, the discussion and the national conversation. How far we have come since 2004 when it was not on the presidential agenda. We couldn't talk about the environment, and certainly not in a debate. It was relegated to the green people, and that was not appropriate. Brought back from the Arctic Circle, energy is finally having its long awaited day.
Amidst all the acrimony and pettiness of McCain and his jell-o remark, the bell is ringing loudly for developing a new comprehensive energy policy.
The candidates may not like one another or agree on the tactics, but they both agree that it can wait for no one. Whether it is new sources of domestic oil or nuclear or innovation to create clean coal or (thank goodness) renewable and alternative energy innovation - the most salient point is that both candidates agree on this one issue.
Energy is a matter of national security.
Energy is integral to the economic recovery of this country.
It means more jobs. It means kick starting the economy. It means no more spiraling financial debt for Iraq. And at last, it means no more loss of life to the War of Oil.
Frankly, if nothing else came out of Debate 2.0 that was enough. Amen.