Barack Obama

First, there was no 'Sure, this was not an Obama initiative, but he didn’t get in the way,' at all. Makes one wonder he was in 2009 to miss all that Obama did and was savagely opposed by the Koch/GOP for doing what he did for solar and the rest.

Second, while the country embraced green energy, his characterization of 'given both Putin and Khamenei the collywobbles' was not to gore their ox. And TBH, Sullivan is not claiming that.

The push for green energy has long been a progressive goal and in the years since the Carter administration, our hope for this never died. But now, for other reasons, independents and baggers support it and are involved in making this dream a reality.

Obama set out to reduce our dependence on Middle East oil is a way to avoid wars and end the hold fossil fuel oligarchs have had on the country. While we may never escape them entirely, we need to have more like Obama's green energy man Van Jones. The Koch/GOP media went after him with CT, racism and red-baiting. He was gracious enough to leave for the good the cause, but I would still love to see him as Democratic candidate for POTUS one day.

Thanks babylonsister, and have a great holiday. Your OPs and news reports are what keep many of us coming back here.