Ambinder argues that Obama indicated during his 60 Minutes interview that energy would be his first policy initiative. I think he's correct, but it's not entirely news: just before the election, Obama told Wolf Blitzer that other than ensuring the stability of our financial system, energy policy was his top priority. And he's consistently listed energy policy as among his top three agenda items -- along with getting out of Iraq and health care reform -- since the earliest days of his campaign.
Personally, nothing excites me more than the possibility that we will finally make progress on energy, not just for environmental reasons but also because nothing is more central to America's and the world's long-term economic growth than achieving a reliable, affordable, clean source of energy.
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