It was a good speech.

That is exactly the guy I campaigned for.

Please note that when he says "Nuclear" he is talking about power plants, not bombs. When he says clean coal he means with sequestered carbon. When talks about offshore drilling, he means with proper regulation and oversight. As a Newfoundlander I know that drilling can be done cleanly and safely. It just means less profit for the exploration companies.

The United States has to be governed from the middle. It is the economic engine of the planet. Excessive socialism here would be a disaster.

Clinton, economically, was among the best Presidents ever. Its a good thing to be like Clinton on Economic issues.

We cannot afford second place to China or anyone else in the new energy economy.

We have to at least make one serious, resourced, effort to fix Afghanistan before we leave.

We have to cut government waste. Stimulus should be temporary.