I’m a HUGE fan of the Pickens Plan (http://www.pickensplan.com) for one reason: T. Boone promotes America. By that, I mean his vision is for our country to develop and rely on ourselves for 75 percent (or more) of our energy needs and to do this within the next 10 years if not sooner.

His message is simple: Use energy resources that are cheap, clean, abundant and ours. If our nation followed his plan, thre would be plenty of new jobs created, and we would be further developing our infrastructure as we go. Even better, we would keep the $700 billion dollars (give or take, depending on the price of a barrel of oil) here in America rather than sending that money to “people who genuinely don’t like you.”

T. Boone has been refining this plan for 20 years, so the man has definitely done his research. And you’re right. The energy issue is tied strongly to our national security but also to our economy (rescue of the Big Three ring any bells?).

I’ve already let http://www.change.gov know my thoughts on this AND asked why Obama’s transition team isn’t bringing on board someone who lives, breathes and knows the energy issue backward and forward. This is not a political issue; it’s an energy crisis issue, and we need passionate, dedicated folks to solve the problem. Ok, now I’m done with soapbox!

As far as driving an SUV, yep, me, too. As an early adopter, though, I’ve checked into buying a vehicle that runs on compressed natural gas. That won’t be easy for me to operate, as only two locations offer natural gas for sale in my city. But we have to start somewhere.

Thanks for talking about this issue!

You know we all need big punches when we don’t take action and make big changes on our own. my .02

PS-wondering if Obama is excluded from needing pressure to be proactive.