While not ready to recognize a divine presense in Obama I do think Donuel's comparison has some merit. I have been reading some of Jimmy Carter's speeches from the late 1970s about establishing a nationwide energy policy and cannot help but wonder how much the big wheels behind the petroleum industry contributed to his defeat by Reagan. I do think that Carter had the interest of the folk of the street at heart. That was not endorsed by his own party or the Republicans. Obama is the closest we have to Jimmy Carter but not as naive.