First steps

Joe Romm was impressed by this speech, and so was I [1]. Back in 2005, Roberto Unger said this is an interview with James Crabtree:

It is very difficult to be both a ruthless calculator and an instransigent prophet. But that combination is the mark of a statesman of the left.

George Packer has concerns, though [P.S. Daschle has now stood down].


[1] Someone else points out, though, that there is no mention of a big spend on energy R&D.