State of the Union

I listened to the state of the union address this evening and was reminded that George Bush can give a pretty good speech. We'll have to wait and see how the follow-up goes. One thing I really liked and found very interesting was that he incorporated some of the suggestions contained in Thomas Friedman's NY Times column from January 27. Mr. Friedman has been writing a lot lately on the link between energy prices and oppressive regimes, and the need for the US to innovate in the area of energy for the sake of national security and to remain competitive with India and China. Could it be that someone in the administration is listening to Mr. Friedman's sage advice? I hope so.