Krauthammer on Energy

For the first time since the presidential race began, I am able to honestly write the following words: Charles Krauthammer wrote a fantastic piece on Friday. Indeed, it may even be The Perfect Column. 

Every reasonable assessment of energy independence says that a) it's a long way off, and b) it's going to require a breadbasket of different measures, such as massive increases in wind and solar power, coal gasification, and, for the time being, increased domestic production of oil. 

Recognizing this, Krauthammer writes: 

Barack Obama remains opposed to new offshore drilling (although he now says he would accept a highly restricted version as part of a comprehensive package). Just last week, he claimed that if only Americans would inflate their tires properly and get regular tuneups, "we could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling."

This is bizarre...

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Do everything. Wind and solar. A tire gauge in every mailbox. Hell, a team of oxen for every family (to pull their gasoline-drained SUVs). The consensus in the country, logically unassailable and politically unbeatable, is to do everything possible to both increase supply and reduce demand, because we have a problem that's been killing our economy and threatening our national security. And no one measure is sufficient.

He even takes some inspiration from an unexpected source: 

Let's start a national campaign, Cuban-style, with giant venceremos posters lining the highways. ("Inflate your tires. Victory or death!") Why must there be a choice between encouraging conservation and increasing supply? The logical answer is obvious: Do both.