[Superman]

Yes, there are technical hurdles to clear. Another thing that a leader, like I described above, would do with this JFK-style mandate, is to remind us of who we are. We are Americans. I hope I do not even need to explain further. Other countries have lower wages and industrious assembly-line workers. Americans are the doers of the impossible. We are the pioneers. We solve problems. In ten or twenty years, my nation could swell with pride over a job well done. At that time, perhaps we'd find that battery technology could improve to the point where cars are all electric. Sure, electricity costs money to produce, but could be made from any energy source. Wind, for example, or solar. I am personally okay with nuclear (or, if you're living in the White House, that would be noocyaler).

And no, I think that if our need for ME oil was zero, we'd flip them the American gesture of good friendship and never look back. They can go back to camels and tents. Our strategic attention would turn toward the East.

But all this is just talk. Talk about pride and American ingenuity. Talk about national security. That's all worth less than the favors Dubya owes, and the money he stands to make for the Bush family's future.