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By: Edouard

Edouard — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:38:48 +0000

Many thanks Meryn for your comments.

I agree with you, Al Gore fills up a hole of the leader we had been waiting for.

Me too I look forward to see Pickens and Gore together on the same video… That would be a huge signal for Americans and us all.

By: Meryn Stol

Meryn Stol — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:25:20 +0000

Texas oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens says if Barack Obama is elected president, “I think I would be for Al Gore for energy czar.”
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/07/18/Pickens_would_OK_Gore_as_energy_czar/UPI-68911216426168/

By: Meryn Stol

Meryn Stol — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:22:47 +0000

“a monumental lack of leadership”
Well that about sums it up. And that’s why I’ve – unknowingly – been waiting for Gore.

“Pickens’ plan is not the only one addressing energy problems, but it is the most intensely advertised. Come election time in November, his 80-year-old face is likely to be as familiar to TV viewers as the faces of the presidential candidates.”
This could prove to be important over the long haul on who we’ll be looking to primarily.

Indeed, I hope they Gore and Pickens won’t be competing, but instead figure out how they both would fit best in the larger picture.

In The Netherlands, I’ve often heard remarks about why Clinton and Obama didn’t cooperate from the start. Well, I think this never was possible, because the US presidency is still considered a “race” to be “won”. But I think this energy is different. If Gore and Pickens are both truly committed to improving American and the world, than they’ll figure out how they can complement each other.

If this would happen, we might be looking at the emergence of strong world leadership really fast.

I hope to see Pickens and Gore appear besides each other on stage soon.