Is it just me, or is it obvious to all that the Prez didn't have any specific plans about how to proceed with the California energy crisis, and then somewhere along the line realized it could be used as an excuse to open up federal lands for rape er, exploring for oil and natural gas?

His sudden turnaround from "it's California's problem and there's no federal question" to "I'm appointing Cheney as Energy Tsar to look into this immediately" must have SOME explanation, and I suggest mine is as likely as any...

Alex